†Aphrastomyia planistylus Baxter 1994 (fungus gnat)
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Insecta - Diptera - Mycetophilidae
Full reference: J. E. Baxter. 1994. Taxonomic names, in A new genus and new species of fungus gnats (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) from Dominican amber. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 30:93-102
Belongs to Aphrastomyia according to S. S. Oliveira and D. D. S. Amorim 2021
See also Baxter 1994 and Oliveira and Amorim 2014
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UCB D-7-130, an exoskeleton
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (Poinar coll) (Miocene to Miocene of Dominican Republic)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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