†Phthiria fossa Lewis 1975 (bee fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Bombyliidae
Full reference: S. E. Lewis. 1975. A new species of fossil bombyliid (Diptera: Bombyliidae) from the Ruby River basin. Journal of Paleontology 49:422-423
Belongs to Phthiria according to N. L. Evenhuis and D. J. Greathead 1999
See also Lewis 1975
Sister taxon: Phthiria oligocenica
Type specimen: Its type locality is Ruby River, between Peterson and Morman Creeks, which is in a Whitneyan lacustrine shale in the Renova Formation of Montana
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Ruby River, between Peterson and Morman Creeks
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