Palaeopetia armata Mostovski 1995 (ironic fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Ironomyiidae

Alternative combination: Hermaeomyia armata

Full reference: M. B. Mostovski. 1995. New taxa of Ironomyiidae (Diptera, Phoromorpha) from the Cretaceous of Siberia and Mongolia. Paleontological Journal 30:318-331

Belongs to Palaeopetia according to D. A. Grimaldi 2018

See also Mostovski 1995

Sister taxa: Palaeopetia asaetigera, Palaeopetia bellula, Palaeopetia commemorabilis, Palaeopetia dorsalis, Palaeopetia gemina, Palaeopetia laiyangensis, Palaeopetia lata, Palaeopetia longisaetigera, Palaeopetia mina, Palaeopetia minor, Palaeopetia terminus, Palaeopetia tertia, Palaeopetia volacris

Type specimen: PIN 4210/3088, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baissa (PIN collection 4210, layer 31), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large siltstone/marl in the Zaza Formation of the Russian Federation.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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