Insecta - Diptera - Bibionidae
Full reference: J. Skartveit. 2009. Fossil Hesperinidae and Bibionidae from Baltic amber (Diptera: Bibionoidea). Studia Dipterologica 15:3-42
Belongs to Dilophus according to J. Skartveit 2021
See also Skartveit 2009
Sister taxa: Dilophus anasiformis, Dilophus andrewrossi, Dilophus campbelli, Dilophus cerestensis, Dilophus duerrenfeldti, Dilophus flavipes, Dilophus idanos, Dilophus krantzii, Dilophus luteipennis, Dilophus magnus, Dilophus matilei, Dilophus palaeofebrilis, Dilophus pinguis, Dilophus plionanus, Dilophus priscus, Dilophus pumilio, Dilophus succineus
Type specimen: MHNN 907, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baltic Amber (MHNN Neuchatel collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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