†Palestinoptera Kaddumi 2007 (crane fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Limoniidae
Full reference: H. F. Kaddumi. 2007. Amber of Jordan. The Oldest Prehistoric Insects in Fossilized Resin 1-298
Parent taxon: Limoniinae according to H. F. Kaddumi 2007
Sister taxa: Antochini, Antodicranomyia, Antohelia, Dicranomyia, Dicranoptycha, Elephantomyia, Helius, Lebania, Lechriini, Limonia, Limoniini, Lipsothrix, Microdacno, Orimarga, Orimarguloides, Protolimnophila, Rhipidia, Thaumastoptera, Toxorhina, Trentepohlia
Subtaxa: Palestinoptera salahi
Type: Palestinoptera salahi
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Jordanian Amber (Kaddumi ERMNH collection) (Cretaceous of Jordan)
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