†Melieria atavina Cockerell 1917 (picture-winged fly)
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Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1917. New Tertiary Insects. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 52:373-384
Belongs to Melieria according to T. D. A. Cockerell 1917
Sister taxon: Melieria calligrapha
Type specimen: USNM 62540, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Florissant (USNM Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Florissant (USNM Collection)
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