Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae
Full reference: J. Gistl. 1831. Kerfe in Copal eingeschlossen. Isis von Oken 1831(3):247-248
Belongs to Chironomus according to J. Gistl 1831
Sister taxa: Chironomus (Chironomus), Chironomus abietarius, Chironomus almelanderi, Chironomus antiquus, Chironomus aquisextanus, Chironomus bituminosus, Chironomus brevirostris, Chironomus caliginosus, Chironomus decrepitus, Chironomus depletus, Chironomus elegantulus, Chironomus gaudini, Chironomus haustus, Chironomus inclusus, Chironomus inglorius, Chironomus kirklandi, Chironomus lacunus, Chironomus lacus, Chironomus meticulosus, Chironomus meunieri, Chironomus meyeri, Chironomus microcephalus, Chironomus obsoletus, Chironomus obtusus, Chironomus oeningensis, Chironomus paludosus, Chironomus patens, Chironomus pausatus, Chironomus pliocenicus, Chironomus primaevus, Chironomus primitivus, Chironomus pristinus, Chironomus proterus, Chironomus requiescens, Chironomus scudderiellus, Chironomus septus, Chironomus sepultus, Chironomus serresi, Chironomus subobscurus, Chironomus tenebricosus, Chironomus tenebrosus, Chironomus uliginosus, Chironomus umbraticus, Chironomus umbrosus, Chironomus vagabundus, Chironomus venerabilis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Brazilian copal, which is in a Holocene terrestrial amber in Brazil
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Brazilian copal
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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