†Crosaphis virginiensis Blagoderov and Grimaldi 2007 (fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Crosaphididae
Full reference: V. Blagoderov and D. A. Grimaldi. 2007. Taxonomic names, in How time flies for flies: diverse Diptera from the Triassic of Virginia and early radiation of the order. American Museum Novitates 3572:1-39
Belongs to Crosaphis according to V. Blagoderov and D. A. Grimaldi 2007
Sister taxon: Crosaphis anomala
Type specimen: VMNH 797, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Solite Quarries (VMNH collection), which is in a Norian lacustrine - small shale in the Cow Branch Formation of North Carolina.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Solite Quarries (VMNH collection)
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