†Mesochaoborus pallens Zhang et al. 1986 (phantom midge)
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Insecta - Diptera - Chaoboridae
Full reference: J. F. Zhang, S. Zhang, D. Z. Liu and Y. N. Shangguan. 1986. Fossil insects (Diptera, Nematocera) of Laiyang basin in Shandong Province. Geology of Shandong 2:14-39
Belongs to Mesochaoborus according to A. Borkent 2014
See also Zhang et al. 1986
Sister taxon: Mesochaoborus zhangshanyingensis
Type specimen: Shandong Provincial Museum L84113, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Tuanwang, Laiyang City (Shandong Prov. Museum coll.), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large shale in the Laiyang Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Tuanwang, Laiyang City (Shandong Prov. Museum coll.)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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