†Pseudorthocladius perantiquus Seredszus and Wichard 2007 (non biting midge)
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Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae
Full reference: F. Seredszus and W. Wichard. 2007. Fossil chironomids (Insecta, Diptera) in Baltic amber. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 279:49-91
Belongs to Pseudorthocladius according to F. Seredszus and W. Wichard 2007
Sister taxon: Pseudorthocladius zherikhini
Type specimen: Its type locality is Baltic Amber (Zoologische Staatsammlung, Munich), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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