†Eurodoliopteryx inexpectatus Nel 2006 (fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Mythicomyiidae
Full reference: A. Nel. 2006. Oldest records of Bombyliidae: Phthiriinae and Mythicomyiidae: Glabellulinae from the Lowermost Eocene amber of France (Diptera: Bombylioidea). European Journal of Entomology 103(1):109-114
Belongs to Eurodoliopteryx according to A. Nel 2006
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNHN LQ 193, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Rivecourt, which is in a Ypresian terrestrial amber in the Argiles d'lignite du Soissonnais Formation of France.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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