†Neorhynchocephalus melanderi Cockerell 1908 (tangle-veined fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Nemestrinidae
Alternative combination: Hirmoneura melanderi
Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1908. Descriptions of Tertiary Insects, Part III: Fossil Diptera of the Family Nemestrinidae. The American Journal of Science, Fourth Series 25(148):309-312
Belongs to Neorhynchocephalus according to A. L. Melander 1949
See also Bequaert and Carpenter 1936, Cockerell 1908 and Cockerell 1914
Sister taxa: Neorhynchocephalus occultator, Neorhynchocephalus vulcanicus
Type specimen: YPM 14172, an exoskeleton
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (4: Colorado collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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