†Zhiganka longialata Lukashevich 2019 (phantom crane fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Ptychopteridae
Full reference: E. D. Lukashevich. 2019. Review of the fossil record of Bittacomorphinae (Diptera: Ptychopteridae). Zootaxa 4661:566-578
Belongs to Zhiganka according to E. D. Lukashevich 2019
Sister taxa: Zhiganka comitans, Zhiganka woolgari
Type specimen: PIN 5340/953, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Khasurty (PIN collection 5340), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - small siliciclastic in the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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