Insecta - Diptera - Psychodidae

Full reference: J. D. Andrade Filho, E. A. B. Galati, and R. P. Brazil. 2009. Review of American fossil Phlebotominae (Diptera: Psychodidae) with a description of two new species. Journal of Medical Entomology 46:969-979

Belongs to Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) according to J. D. Andrade Filho et al. 2009

Sister taxa: Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) bolontikui, Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) brazilorum, Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) falcaorum, Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) filipalpis, Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) killickorum, Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) miocena, Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) paleopestis, Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) paleotownsendi, Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) paleotrichia, Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) succini

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)

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.