†Taracticus contusus Cockerell 1910 (robber fly)
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Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1910. Fossil insects and a crustacean from Florissant, Colorado. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 28:275-288
Belongs to Taracticus according to T. D. A. Cockerell 1910
Sister taxa: Taracticus hypogaeus, Taracticus renovatus
Type specimen: 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
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