†Pilaria castellariana Krzemiński and Gentilini 1992 (crane fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Limoniidae
Full reference: W. Krzemiński and G. Gentilini. 1992. New information on Limoniidae from Monte Castellaro, Italy (Upper Miocene). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 35:87-95
Belongs to Pilaria according to W. Krzemiński and G. Gentilini 1992
Sister taxa: Pilaria baltica, Pilaria batheri, Pilaria electrina, Pilaria elongata, Pilaria hooleyi, Pilaria magdalena, Pilaria volodii, Pilaria wojciechi
Type specimen: MCSN Gentilini 287, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Monte Castellaro (MCSN collection), which is in a Messinian lagoonal marl in the Gessoso-solfifera Formation of Italy.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Monte Castellaro (MCSN collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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