†Scaptomyza dominicana Grimaldi 1987 (fruit fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Drosophilidae
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 Scaptomyza according to D. A. Grimaldi 1987
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Dominican amber (Poinar coll), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (Poinar coll)
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