Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae
Full reference: W. Giłka and M. Zakrzewska. 2014. Taxonomic names, in The oldest known chironomids of the tribe Tanytarsini (Diptera: Chironomidae) indicate plesiomorphic character states. Geobios 47:335-343
Belongs to Archistempellina according to M. Zakrzewska et al. 2016
See also Giłka and Zakrzewska 2014
Sister taxa: Archistempellina bifurca, Archistempellina falcifera
Type specimen: SIZK K-24657, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Rovno Amber, Klesov locality (SIZK K collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in Ukraine.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1 collection), Ukraine (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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