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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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