Insecta - Diptera - Limoniidae
Full reference: I. Kania, W. Krzemiński, and D. Azar. 2013. The oldest representative of Helius Lepeletier & Serville 1828 (Diptera: Limoniidae) from Lebanese amber (Early Cretaceous). Insect Systematics & Evolution 44:231-238
Belongs to Helius according to I. Kania et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Helius (Helius), Helius anetae, Helius botswanensis, Helius constenius, Helius formosus, Helius fossilis, Helius gedanicus, Helius hispanicus, Helius hoffeinsorum, Helius krzeminskii, 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: Azar T-7A, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Lebanese amber, Tannourine (LU T collection), which is in a Barremian terrestrial amber in Lebanon.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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