†Pseudorthocladius zherikhini Baranov and Perkovsky 2013 (non biting midge)
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Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae
Full reference: V. Baranov and E. E. Perkovsky. 2013. New chironomids from Eocene Sakhalinian amber (Diptera; Chironomidae; Orthocladiinae). Terrestrial Arthropod Reviews 6:61-69
Belongs to Pseudorthocladius according to V. Baranov and E. E. Perkovsky 2013
Sister taxon: Pseudorthocladius perantiquus
Type specimen: PIN 3387/150, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Sakhalin Amber (PIN collection 3387), which is in a Lutetian terrestrial amber/coal in the Naibuchi Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Sakhalin Amber (PIN collection 3387)
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