Prioriphora canadambra McAlpine and Martin 1966 (scuttle fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Phoridae

Full reference: J. F. McAlpine and J. E. H. Martin. 1966. Systematics of Sciadoceridae and relatives with descriptions of two new genera and species from Canadian amber and erection of family Ironomyiidae (Diptera: Phoroidea). The Canadian Entomologist 98:527-544

Belongs to Prioriphora according to M. B. Mostovski 1999

See also McAlpine and Martin 1966

Sister taxa: Prioriphora casei, Prioriphora cheburashka, Prioriphora longicostalis, Prioriphora luzzii, Prioriphora polyankae, Prioriphora schroederhohenwarthi, Prioriphora setifemoralis

Type specimen: CNC 9127, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Cedar Lake (CNC 1963 collection), which is in a Campanian terrestrial amber in Canada.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Cedar Lake (CNC 1963 collection)

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