Cheilosia scudderi Cockerell and Le Veque 1931 (hoverfly)

Insecta - Diptera - Syrphidae

Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell and N. Le Veque. 1931. The antiquity of insect structures. The American Naturalist 65:351-359

Belongs to Cheilosia according to N. L. Evenhuis 1994

Sister taxa: Cheilosia ampla, Cheilosia bruesi, Cheilosia germanica, Cheilosia hecate, Cheilosia miocenica, Cheilosia nigrachaeta, Cheilosia oligocenica, Cheilosia padovana, Cheilosia picata, Cheilosia pratjei, Cheilosia sepultula, Cheilosia spheginascioides, Chilosia scudderi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Station 22, Roan Plateau, which is in a Bridgerian lacustrine - large diatomite in the Green River Formation of Colorado

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (2: Utah, Wyoming collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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