†Lype essentia Melnitsky and Ivanov 2013 (caddisfly)
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Insecta - Trichoptera - Psychomyiidae
Full reference: S. I. Melnitsky and V. D. Ivanov. 2013. Seven new species of caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera) from the Rovno amber (Eocene of Ukraine). Paleontological Journal 47:283-291
Belongs to Lype according to S. I. Melnitsky and V. D. Ivanov 2013
Sister taxa: Lype eximia, Lype prolongata, Lype recta, Lype saxonica, Lype sericea
Type specimen: IZ NASU K-6687, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Rovno Amber, Klesov locality (SIZC K collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in Ukraine.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Rovno Amber, Klesov locality (SIZC K collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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