†Zorotypus (Zorotypus) mnemosyne Engel 2008 (winged insect)
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Insecta - Zoraptera - Zorotypidae
Full reference: M. S. Engel. 2008. A new apterous Zorotypus in Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic (Zoraptera: Zorotypidae). Acta Entomologica Slovenica 16:127-136
Belongs to Zorotypus (Zorotypus) according to M. S. Engel 2008
Sister taxa: Zorotypus (Zorotypus) absonus, Zorotypus (Zorotypus) denticulatus, Zorotypus (Zorotypus) dilaticeps, Zorotypus (Zorotypus) goeleti
Type specimen: AMNH DR-10-1501, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dominican amber (AMNH coll), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (AMNH coll)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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