Mycetophila pulchella Heer 1849 (fungus gnat)

Insecta - Diptera - Mycetophilidae

Alternative combination: Exechia pulchella

Full reference: O. Heer. 1849. Die Insektenfauna der Tertiärgebilde von Oeningen und von Radoboj in Croatien. Zweiter Theil: Henschrecken, Florfliegen, Aderflügler, Schmetterlinge und Fliegen 1-264

Belongs to Mycetophila according to S. S. Oliveira and D. D. S. Amorim 2021

See also Drensky and Stefanoff 1938, Heer 1849, Johannsen 1909 and Pongrácz 1928

Sister taxa: Mycetophila agilis, Mycetophila amoena, Mycetophila antennata, Mycetophila antiqua, Mycetophila bradenae, Mycetophila compressa, Mycetophila confusa, Mycetophila cordyliformis, Mycetophila frequens, Mycetophila hispidula, Mycetophila latipennis, Mycetophila leptocera, Mycetophila longipennis, Mycetophila macrostyla, Mycetophila morio, Mycetophila nana, Mycetophila occultata, Mycetophila orci, Mycetophila phalax, Mycetophila pulicaria, Mycetophila pulvillata, Mycetophila pumiliformis, Mycetophila pumilio, Mycetophila pusillima, Mycetophila spinosa, Mycetophila vectensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Radoboj (K.K. Montanistischen Collection), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Miocene of Croatia (2 collections)

• Eocene to Oligocene of Bulgaria (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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