†Smittia sukachevae Baranov et al. 2015 (non biting midge)
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Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae
Full reference: V. Baranov, T. Andersen, and E. E. Perkovsky. 2015. Orthoclads from Eocene amber from Sakhalin (Diptera: Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae). Insect Systematics & Evolution 46:359-378
Belongs to Smittia according to P. J. Ashe et al. 2024
See also Baranov et al. 2015
Sister taxon: Smittia veta
Type specimen: PIN 3387/152, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Sakhalin Amber (PIN collection 3387), which is in a Lutetian terrestrial amber/coal in the Naibuchi Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Sakhalin Amber (PIN collection 3387)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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