†Robsonomyia henningseni Pełczyńska et al. 2024 (predatory fungus gnat)
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Insecta - Diptera - Keroplatidae
Full reference: A. Pełczyńska, W. Krzemiński, and V. Blagoderov. 2024. Taxonomic names, in Eocene amber provides the first fossil record and bridges distributional gap in the rare genus Robsonomyia (Diptera: Keroplatidae). Scientific Reports 14(9252)
Belongs to Robsonomyia according to A. Pełczyńska et al. 2024
Sister taxon: Robsonomyia baltica
Type specimen: NHMD-39356, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baltic Amber (ZMUC/NHMD collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baltic Amber (ZMUC/NHMD collection)
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