†Manlayamyia dabeigouensis Zhang 1991 (non biting midge)
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Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae
Full reference: J. F. Zhang. 1991. New genera and new species of Chironomidae (Diptera, Insecta) from Late Jurassic of China. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 30:556-569
Belongs to Manlayamyia according to J. F. Zhang 1991
Sister taxon: Manlayamyia litorina
Type specimen: Its type locality is Lahaigou, Luanping County (Shandong Prov. Mus. collection), which is in a Hauterivian lacustrine mudstone in the Dabeigou Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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