†Pintomyia dissimilis Andrade Filho et al. 2009 (sand fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Psychodidae
Full reference: J. D. Andrade Filho, P. C. L. Meira, C. C. Sanguinette and R. P. Brazil. 2009. Description of a new species, Pintomyia dissimilis nov. sp., a phlebotomine fossil from Dominican Republic amber (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae). Parasites & Vectors 2(25):1-4
Belongs to Pintomyia according to J. D. Andrade Filho et al. 2009
Sister taxon: Pintomyia (Pifanomyia)
Type specimen: Its type locality is Dominican amber (Oswaldo Cruz coll), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (Oswaldo Cruz coll)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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