Xylophagus Meigen 1803 (fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Xylophagidae
Full reference: J. W. Meigen. 1803. Versuch einer neuen Gattungseintheilung der europäischen zweiflügeligen Insekten. Magazin für Insektenkunde 2:259-281
Parent taxon: Xylophagini according to K. M. Bayless 2012
See also Aldrich 1905 and Carpenter 1992
Sister taxa: Lophyrophorus, Trecela, Chrysothemis
Subtaxa: Xylophagus eridanus Xylophagus mengeanus Xylophagus pallidus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (1 collection)
• Eocene of Denmark (1), Poland (1), the Russian Federation (2)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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