Insecta - Diptera - Limoniidae
Full reference: W. Krzemiński. 1991. A first fossil Helius (Diptera, Limoniidae) from North America. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 34:311-313
Belongs to Helius according to W. Krzemiński 1991
Sister taxa: Helius (Helius), Helius anetae, Helius botswanensis, Helius formosus, Helius fossilis, Helius gedanicus, Helius hispanicus, Helius hoffeinsorum, Helius krzeminskii, Helius lebanensis, Helius linus, Helius minutus, Helius miocenicus, Helius mutus, Helius pulcher, Helius similis, Helius stavropolensis, Helius tenerus, Helius turolensis, Helius verticillis, Helius weigandi, Rhamphidia minuta
Type specimen: CM 34935, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Kishenehn (Constenius collection), which is in a Lutetian lacustrine - large shale in the Kishenehn Formation of Montana.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Kishenehn (Constenius collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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