†Corethrella patula Baranov and Kvifte 2019 (frog biting midge)
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Insecta - Diptera - Corethrellidae
Full reference: V. Baranov and G. M. Kvifte. 2019. Taxonomic names, in A new species of fossil Corethrella (Diptera, Corethrellidae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Cretaceous Research 101:84-91
Belongs to Corethrella according to V. Baranov and G. M. Kvifte 2019
Sister taxa: Corethrella (Corethrella), Corethrella (Fossicorethrella), Corethrella (Notocorethrella), Corethrella andersoni
Type specimen: AMNH Bu-VB01, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (AMNH collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (AMNH collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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