Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1917. New Tertiary Insects. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 52:373-384
Belongs to Rhamphomyia according to M. T. James 1937
Sister taxa: Rhamphomyia ablata, Rhamphomyia aeterna, Rhamphomyia angusta, Rhamphomyia antipedalis, Rhamphomyia corrupta, Rhamphomyia craterae, Rhamphomyia crinitarsis, Rhamphomyia distans, Rhamphomyia enena, Rhamphomyia errabunda, Rhamphomyia formosa, Rhamphomyia fossa, Rhamphomyia fulvescens, Rhamphomyia inanimata, Rhamphomyia infernalis, Rhamphomyia insolita, Rhamphomyia interita, Rhamphomyia involuta, Rhamphomyia latipennata, Rhamphomyia media, Rhamphomyia morticina, Rhamphomyia obtusa, Rhamphomyia oedaloides, Rhamphomyia polymorpha, Rhamphomyia porrecta, Rhamphomyia pteropa, Rhamphomyia ptilopa, Rhamphomyia remitarsis, Rhamphomyia rottensis, Rhamphomyia senecta, Rhamphomyia sepulta, Rhamphomyia spodites, Rhamphomyia tumulata, Rhamphomyia ungulina
Type specimen: USNM 62538, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Florissant (USNM Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Florissant (USNM Collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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