†Protobibio orientalis Zhang et al. 1986 (non biting midge)
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Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae
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 Protobibio according to J. F. Zhang et al. 1986
Sister taxon: Protobibio jurassicus
Type specimen: Shandong Provincial Museum L84111, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Nanligezhuang, Tuanwang Town, Laiyang City (Shandong Prov. Mus.), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large shale in the Laiyang Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Nanligezhuang, Tuanwang Town, Laiyang City (Shandong Prov. Mus.)
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