†Leptotarsus (Macromastix) cladoptera Cockerell and Haines 1921 (crane fly)
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Alternative combination: Macromastix cladoptera
Synonym: Tipula callarche Cockerell 1921 [objective synonym]
Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell and F. H. Haines. 1921. Fossil Tipulidae from the Oligocene of the Isle of Wight, continued. The Entomologist 54:109-112
Belongs to Leptotarsus (Macromastix) according to W. Krzemiński 2019
See also Cockerell 1921, Cockerell and Haines 1921 and Evenhuis 1994
Sister taxon: Leptotarsus (Macromastix) bornhardti
Type specimens:
- Leptotarsus (Macromastix) cladoptera: BMNH I.10397, a wing. Its type locality is Bembridge Marls (Brodie coll), which is in a Priabonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Bouldnor Formation of the United Kingdom.
- Tipula callarche: BMNH In. 17381, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Bembridge Marls (A'Court Smith collection), which is in a Priabonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Bouldnor Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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