†Pipiza melanderi Hull 1945 (hover fly)
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Full reference: F. M. Hull. 1945. A revisional study of the fossil Syrphidae. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 95:251-355
Belongs to Pipiza according to F. M. Hull 1945
Sister taxa: Pipiza (Pseudopipiza), Pipiza venilia
Type specimen: AMNH 154, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Florissant (AMNH Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Florissant (AMNH Collection)
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