†Taracticus hypogaeus Cockerell 1909 (robber fly)
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Alternative combination: Psilocephala hypogaea
Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1909. Fossil Insects from Florissant, Colorado. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 26:67-77
Belongs to Taracticus according to M. Hauser and M. E. Irwin 2005
See also Cockerell 1909
Sister taxa: Taracticus contusus, Taracticus renovatus
Type specimen: AMNH 18853, an exoskeleton (complete fly). Its type locality is Florissant (Cockerell Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Colorado collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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