†Electrobata myrmecia Hennig 1965 (stilt-legged fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Micropezidae
Full reference: W. Hennig. 1965. Die Acalyptratae des Baltischen Bernsteins. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde 145:1-215
Belongs to Electrobata according to W. Hennig 1965
Sister taxon: Electrobata tertiaria
Type specimen: SMF 19114, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baltic Amber, Senckenberg Frankfurt (SMF) collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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