†Phlebotomus pungens Loew 1845
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Insecta - Diptera - Psychodidae
Alternative combination: Philaematus pungens
Full reference: H. Loew. 1845. Dipterologische Beiträge. Zu der Öffentlichen Prüfung der Schüler des Königlichen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Gymnasiums zu Posen 1-50
Belongs to Phlebotomus according to E. A. B. Galati et al. 2025
See also Loew 1845 and Meunier 1905
Sister taxa: Phlebotomus khludae, Phlebotomus vetus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Copal (Loew collection), which is in a Holocene terrestrial amber in Tanzania
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Tanzania (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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