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First Record of a Crane Fly Larva (Diptera, Limoniidae: Chioneinae) from Baltic Amber
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First Record of a Crane Fly Larva (Diptera, Limoniidae: Chioneinae) from Baltic Amber

Virginija Podeniene, Sigitas Podenas and Jon K Gelhaus
Annals of the Entomological Society of America, v 97(6), pp 1126-1128
Nov 2004
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https://doi.org/10.1603/0013-8746(2004)097[1126:froacf]2.0.co;2View
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https://doi.org/10.1603/0013-8746(2004)097[1126:FROACF]2.0.CO;2View
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Abstract

Baltic amber crane fly Diptera larva Limoniidae SYSTEMATICS
A description and illustration are given for a Chioneinae (Limoniidae) larva from Baltic amber. This is the first known larva of a crane fly in Baltic amber, and the first known fossil specimen of a Chioneinae larva. The specimen is identified as probably in the genus Ormosia. Possible habitats of this larva were damp mud or leaf litter along watercourses or in woodlands.

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