Insecta - Diptera - Ironomyiidae
Alternative combination: Hermaeomyia bellula
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 armata, Palaeopetia asaetigera, 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 3064/9010, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baissa (PIN collection 3064, bed 15), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large marl/siltstone in the Zaza Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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