†Libanodiamesa simpsoni Baranov et al. 2018 (non biting midge)
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Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae
Full reference: V. Baranov, W. Giłka, M. Zakrzewska and E. Jarzembowski. 2018. New non-biting midges (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Lower Cretaceous Wealden amber of the Isle of Wight (UK). Cretaceous Research 95:138-145
Belongs to Libanodiamesa according to P. J. Ashe et al. 2024
See also Baranov et al. 2018
Sister taxon: Libanodiamesa deploegi
Type specimen: NHMUK PI II.3108, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Wealden amber, Chilton Chine, Isle of Wight (NHMUK collection), which is in a Barremian terrestrial amber in the United Kingdom.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Wealden amber, Chilton Chine, Isle of Wight (NHMUK collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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