Cyttaromyia scudderi Freiwald 1991 (long bodied crane fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Cylindrotomidae

Full reference: A. Freiwald. 1991. Insekten aus der Fur-Formation von Dänemark (Moler, ob. Paleozän/unt. Eozän ?). 5. Cylindrotomidae (Diptera: Tipulomorpha). Meyniana 43:97-123

Belongs to Cyttaromyia according to A. Freiwald 1991

Sister taxa: Cyttaromyia fenestrata, Cyttaromyia freiwaldi, Cyttaromyia frelloi, Cyttaromyia fuscula, Cyttaromyia gelhausi, Cyttaromyia lynnae, Cyttaromyia obdurescens, Cyttaromyia princetoniana, Cyttaromyia quievreuxi, Cyttaromyia rayona, Cyttaromyia reclusa, Cyttaromyia rossi, Cyttaromyia vahldieki

Type specimen: FM 762, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Knudegrav, Fur, which is in a Ypresian offshore ramp claystone in the Ølst Formation of Denmark.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of Denmark (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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