†Micropygomyia (Sauromyia) paterna Quate 1963 (sand fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Psychodidae
Alternative combination: Phlebotomus paternus
Full reference: L. W. Quate. 1963. Fossil Psychodidae in Mexican amber, part 2 (Diptera: Insecta). Journal of Paleontology 37(1):110-118
Belongs to Micropygomyia (Sauromyia) according to J. D. Andrade Filho et al. 2009
See also Hennig 1972 and Quate 1963
Sister taxon: Micropygomyia (Sauromyia) dorafeliciangeliae
Type specimen: UCMP 12746, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is UCMP B-1402, Simojovel area, which is in a Miocene terrestrial amber in Mexico.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at UCMP B-1402, Simojovel area
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