†Archaeopolietes tertiaria Pont and de Carvalho 1997 (house fly)
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Full reference: A. C. Pont and C. J. B. de Carvalho. 1997. Three species of Muscidae (Diptera) from Dominican amber. Studia Dipterologica 4:173-181
Belongs to Archaeopolietes according to A. C. Pont and C. J. B. de Carvalho 1997
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: AMNH DR-6-88, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dominican amber (AMNH coll), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (AMNH coll)
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