Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae
Full reference: W. Giłka, M. Zakrzewska, and W. Krzemiński. 2016. Taxonomic names, in Towards the diversity of non-biting midges of the tribe Tanytarsini from Eocene Baltic amber (Diptera: Chironomidae). Palaeontologia Electronica 19(2.18A):1-21
Belongs to Rheotanytarsus according to W. Giłka et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Rheotanytarsus alliciens, Rheotanytarsus lacustris
Type specimen: CCHH 242-6, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baltic Amber, Hoffeins/Deutsches Entomologische Institut collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baltic Amber, Hoffeins/Deutsches Entomologische Institut collection
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