†Palaeomochlonyx aestimabilis Seredszus and Wichard 2009 (phantom midge)
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Insecta - Diptera - Chaoboridae
Full reference: F. Seredszus and W. Wichard. 2009. Taxonomic names. Aquatic Insects in Baltic Amber 1-335
Belongs to Palaeomochlonyx according to A. Borkent 2014
See also Seredszus and Wichard 2009
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Hoffeins 924-1, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baltic Amber, Hoffeins/Deutsches Entomologische Institut collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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