†Heterotricha hirta Loew 1850 (fungus gnat)
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Insecta - Diptera - Mycetophilidae
Full reference: H. Loew. 1850. Ueber den Bernstein und die Bernsteinfauna. Programm der K. Realschule Meseritz 1850:1-44
Belongs to Heterotricha according to P. Chandler 2002
See also Loew 1850, Meunier 1899 and Meunier 1904
Sister taxa: Heterotricha dolabrata, Heterotricha grandis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Baltic amber, Konigsberg collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
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