Sciomyza disjecta Scudder 1878 (marsh fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Sciomyzidae

Full reference: S. H. Scudder. 1878. The Fossil Insects of the Green River Shales. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories 4(4):747-776

Belongs to Sciomyza according to S. H. Scudder 1890

See also Scudder 1878

Sister taxa: Sciomyza florissantensis, Sciomyza manca, Sciomyza revelata

Type specimen: Its type locality is Petrified fish cut (Scudder collection), which is in a Bridgerian lacustrine - large diatomite/shale in the Green River Formation of Wyoming

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (4: Wyoming collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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