†Exechia erupta Meunier 1907 (fungus gnat)
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Insecta - Diptera - Mycetophilidae
Full reference: F. Meunier. 1907. Contribution a la faune des Mycetophilidae du copal Récent de Zanzibar et de Madagascar. Le Naturaliste, 2e Série 29:53-54
Belongs to Exechia according to S. S. Oliveira and D. D. S. Amorim 2021
See also Johannsen 1909 and Meunier 1907
Sister taxa: Exechia cryptocephala, Exechia distincta, Exechia inflata, Exechia juliaetta, Exechia priscula
Type specimen: Its type locality is Zanzibar Copal (Evers collection), which is in a Holocene terrestrial amber in Tanzania
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Zanzibar Copal (Evers collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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