Cheirolepidoptus dolomiticus Sidorchuk and Lindquist 2014 (mite)

Arachnida - Acariformes - Triasacaridae

Full reference: E. A. Sidorchuk and E. E. Lindquist. 2014. Taxonomic names, in Plant-feeding mite diversity in Triassic amber (Acari: Tetrapodili). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 13:129-151

Belongs to Cheirolepidoptus according to E. A. Sidorchuk and E. E. Lindquist 2014

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MGP 31343, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Heiligkreuz amber, Cortina, which is in a Carnian terrestrial amber in the Heiligkreuz Formation of Italy.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Heiligkreuz amber, Cortina

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