Nephrocerus Zetterstedt 1838 (big-headed fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Pipunculidae
Full reference: J. W. Zetterstedt. 1838. Insecta Lapponica Descripta. Sectio Tertia: Diptera 477-868
Parent taxon: Nephrocerinae according to B. Motamedinia et al. 2022
See also Archibald et al. 2014 and Carpenter 1992
Sister taxa: Nephrocerini, Priabona
Subtaxa: Nephrocerus oligocenicus
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baltic amber, Konigsberg collection (Eocene of Russian Federation)
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