†Archistempellina bifurca Giłka and Zakrzewska 2013 (non biting midge)
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Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae
Full reference: W. Giłka and M. Zakrzewska. 2013. Taxonomic names, in Non-biting midges of the tribe Tanytarsini in Eocene amber from the Rovno region (Ukraine): a pioneer systematic study with notes on the phylogeny (Diptera: Chironomidae). Zootaxa 3736:569-586
Belongs to Archistempellina according to W. Giłka and M. Zakrzewska 2013
Sister taxa: Archistempellina falcifera, Archistempellina perkovskyi
Type specimen: SIZK K-26075, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Rovno Amber, Klesov locality (SIZK K collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in Ukraine.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Rovno Amber, Klesov locality (SIZK K collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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