†Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) petruleviciusi Doitteau and Nel 2007 (non biting midge)
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Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae
Alternative combination: Chaetocladius petruleviciusi
Full reference: G. Doitteau and A. Nel. 2007. Chironomid midges from early Eocene amber of France (Diptera: Chironomidae). Zootaxa 1404:1-66
Belongs to Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) according to P. J. Ashe et al. 2024
See also Doitteau and Nel 2007
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNHN PA 15016, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Oise amber, Le Quesnoy, which is in a Ypresian terrestrial amber in the Argiles d'lignite du Soissonnais Formation of France.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Oise amber, Le Quesnoy
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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