†Xylopriona aristata Fedotova and Perkovsky 2007 (gall midge)
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Insecta - Diptera - Cecidomyiidae
Full reference: Z. A. Fedotova and E. E. Perkovsky. 2007. New gall midges of the Subfamily Lestremiinae (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) from the Rovno Amber. Paleontological Journal 41:437-450
Belongs to Xylopriona according to Z. A. Fedotova and E. E. Perkovsky 2007
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SIZK UA-1592, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Rovno Amber, Ukryantar factory material (SIZK UA collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in Ukraine.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Rovno Amber, Ukryantar factory material (SIZK UA collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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