†Puliciphora rontaleri Disney 1996 (scuttle fly)
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Full reference: R. H. L. Disney. 1996. Taxonomic names, in Abaristophora and Puliciphora (Diptera: Phoridae) from Dominican amber and revisionary notes on modern species. European Journal of Entomology 93:127-135
Belongs to Puliciphora according to R. H. L. Disney 1996
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NHML II 536, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dominican Amber (NHML/BMNH collection), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Dominican Amber (NHML/BMNH collection)
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