†Ablabesmyia electrohispaniolana Grund 2005 (non biting midge)
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Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae
Full reference: M. Grund. 2005. Chironomids (Diptera: Chironomidae) of Dominican amber. Ablabesmyia electrohispaniolana, sp. n. and paleoecological indications due to subfamily proportions. Insect Systematics & Evolution 36:29-34
Belongs to Ablabesmyia according to M. Grund 2005
Sister taxon: Ablabesmyia (Karelia)
Type specimen: SMNS Do-5503-M, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dominican amber (SMNS coll), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (SMNS coll)
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