Dicranoptycha megaphallus Alexander 1926 (crane fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Limoniidae
Full reference: C. P. Alexander. 1926. Undescribed species of Dicranoptycha from eastern North America (Tipulidae, Diptera). Psyche 33:54-59
Belongs to Dicranoptycha according to J. Q. Gao et al. 2016
See also Alexander 1926, Wappler 2002 and Wappler 2003
Sister taxa: Dicranoptycha anna, Dicranoptycha burmitica, Dicranoptycha electrina, Dicranoptycha europaea, Dicranoptycha fragmentata, Dicranoptycha germana, Dicranoptycha lignitica, Dicranoptycha osata, Dicranoptycha plicativa, Dicranoptycha rottensis, Dicranoptycha staryi
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Eckfeld Maar (NHMN 2000 collection) (Eocene of Germany)
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