Veriplecia rugosa Blagoderov and Grimaldi 2007 (fungus gnat)

Insecta - Diptera - Paraxymyiidae

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 Veriplecia according to V. Blagoderov and D. A. Grimaldi 2007

Sister taxon: Veriplecia handlirschi

Type specimen: YPM 35989, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Solite Corporation Quarry (YPM coll), which is in a Norian lacustrine - small siltstone in the Cow Branch Formation of North Carolina.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Solite Corporation Quarry (YPM coll)

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