Mantohelea, Szadziewski, 1988
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Genus MANTOHELEA Szadziewski, 1988 View in CoL
Type Species. Ceratopogon lacus Meunier, 1904 , by original designation.
Diagnosis. Medium-sized predatory biting midges characteristic in having a single first radial cell, median veins petiolate, and fore femur swollen and armed with strong ventral spines.
Distribution and Age. Fossil genus including Mantohelea laca ( Meunier, 1904) and Mantohelea gedanica Szadziewski, 1988 described from Eocene Baltic amber. Reported from Eocene Asia for the first time herein.
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