Insecta - Diptera - Ceratopogonidae
Alternative combination: Parapalpomyia ryshkoffi
Full reference: W. D. Pierce. 1966. Fossil arthropods of California 29. Silicified Miocene pupae of ceratopogonid flies. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 65:81-98
Belongs to Palpomyia according to A. Borkent and P. Dominiak 2020
See also Borkent 2013, Borkent and Wirth 1997 and Pierce 1966
Sister taxa: Palpomyia edwardsi, Palpomyia erikae, Palpomyia freyi, Palpomyia jantari, Palpomyia multispinosa, Palpomyia riedeli, Palpomyia shilo, Palpomyia succinea, Palpomyia unca, Palpomyia wirthorum
Type specimen: LACMIP S9129, a nymph (pupa)
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (8: California collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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