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, Metriocnemus, Myanmaro, Orthocladius, Parachaetocladius, Parachasmatonotus, Parametriocnemus, Paraphaenocladius, Ploegia, Psectrocladius, Pseudorthocladius, Pseudosmittia, Rheosmittia, Smittia, Spaniotoma, Spinorthocladius, Tokunagaia, Tokyobrillia, Zalutschia
Subtaxa: Pseudochasmatonotus furcatus
Type: Pseudochasmatonotus furcatus
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Oise amber, Le Quesnoy (Eocene of France)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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