†Sciomyza disjecta Scudder 1878 (marsh fly)
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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