†Leptogaster prior Melander 1946 (grass fly)
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Full reference: A. L. Melander. 1946. Some fossil Diptera from Florissant, Colorado. Psyche 53:43-48
Belongs to Leptogaster according to A. L. Melander 1946
Sister taxa: Leptogaster cerestensis, Leptogaster erecta, Leptogaster falloti, Leptogaster hellii
Type specimen: USNM 112560, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Florissant (USNM Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Florissant (USNM Collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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