Protempis antennata Ussatchov 1968 (dagger fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Empididae

Full reference: D. A. Ussatchov. 1968. New Jurassic Asilomorpha (Diptera) in Karatau. Entomological Review 47:617-628

Belongs to Protempis according to A. Nagatomi and D. Yang 1998

See also Ussatchov 1968

Sister taxon: Protempis minuta

Type specimen: PIN 2239/2215, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Karatau-Mikhailovka (PIN collection 2239), which is in a Kimmeridgian lacustrine - large siltstone in the Karabastau Formation of Kazakhstan.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Karatau-Mikhailovka (PIN collection 2239)

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