†Neorhynchocephalus vulcanicus Cockerell 1908 (tangle-veined fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Nemestrinidae
Alternative combination: Hirmoneura vulcanica
Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1908. Descriptions of Tertiary Insects, Part III: Fossil Diptera of the Family Nemestrinidae. The American Journal of Science, Fourth Series 25(148):309-312
Belongs to Neorhynchocephalus according to J. C. Bequaert and F. M. Carpenter 1936
See also Cockerell 1908
Sister taxa: Neorhynchocephalus melanderi, Neorhynchocephalus occultator
Type specimen: YPM 14173, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Florissant, Station 14, which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Florissant, Station 14
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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