†Ogcodes exotica Grimaldi 1995 (spider fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Acroceridae
Full reference: D. A. Grimaldi. 1995. A remarkable new species of Ogcodes (Diptera: Acroceridae) in Dominican amber. American Museum Novitates 3127:1-8
Belongs to Ogcodes according to J. P. Gillung and S. L. Winterton 2019
See also Gillung and Winterton 2017 and Grimaldi 1995
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: AMNH DR-11-8, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dominican amber (AMNH coll), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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