Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae

Full reference: G. Doitteau and A. Nel. 2007. Chironomid midges from early Eocene amber of France (Diptera: Chironomidae). Zootaxa 1404:1-66

Parent taxon: Orthocladiinae according to G. Doitteau and A. Nel 2007

Sister taxa: Acutiforcipia, Antillocladius, Brillia, Bryophaenocladius, Camptocladius, Chaetocladius, Chasmatonotoides, Corynoneura, Cricotopus, Flexicrus, Heterotrissocladius, Hydrobaenus, Hydrosmittia, Krenosmittia, Lebanorthocladius, Limnophyes, Metriocnemini, Metriocnemus, Myanmaro, Orthocladius, Parachaetocladius, Parachasmatonotus, Parametriocnemus, Paraphaenocladius, Ploegia, Psectrocladius, Pseudochasmatonotus, Pseudorthocladius, Pseudosmittia, Pterosis, Rheosmittia, Smittia, Spaniotoma, Tokunagaia, Tokyobrillia, Zalutschia

Subtaxa: Spinorthocladius enigmaticus

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Type: Spinorthocladius enigmaticus

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Distribution: found only at Oise amber, Le Quesnoy (Eocene of France)

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