†Cubanoptila mederi Wichard 1989 (caddisfly)
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Insecta - Trichoptera - Glossosomatidae
Full reference: W. Wichard. 1989. Köcherfliegen des Dominikanischen Bernsteins VII. Fossile Arten der Gattung Cubanoptila Sykora, 1973 (Trichoptera, Glossosomatidae). Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft 79:91-100
Belongs to Cubanoptila according to W. Wichard 1989
Sister taxa: Cubanoptila poinari, Cubanoptila longiscapa, Cubanoptila grimaldii
Type specimen: Its type locality is Dominican amber (USNM Brodzinsky Lopez-Pena coll), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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