†Hirtodrosophila paleothoracis Grimaldi 1987
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Insecta - Diptera - Drosophilidae
Alternative combination: Drosophila (Hirtodrosophila) paleothoracis
Full reference: D. A. Grimaldi. 1987. Amber fossil Drosophilidae (Diptera), with particular reference to the Hispaniolan taxa. American Museum Novitates 2880:1-23
Belongs to Hirtodrosophila according to D. A. Grimaldi 1990
See also Grimaldi 1987
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Dominican amber (AMNH coll), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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