Full reference: W. Mohrig and F. Röschmann. 2005. Sciarid flies from Dominican amber (Diptera, Sciaridae). Beiträge zur Entomologie 55:319-361
Belongs to Leptosciarella (Leptosciarella) according to W. Mohrig and F. Röschmann 2005
Sister taxa: Leptosciarella (Leptosciarella) botuli, Leptosciarella (Leptosciarella) infausta, Leptosciarella (Leptosciarella) macrociliata, Leptosciarella (Leptosciarella) microacantha, Leptosciarella (Leptosciarella) microciliata, Leptosciarella (Leptosciarella) orientalis, Leptosciarella (Leptosciarella) protorotunda, Leptosciarella (Leptosciarella) pseudorecens, Leptosciarella (Leptosciarella) resinae, Leptosciarella (Leptosciarella) tertiaria
Type specimen: AMNH 11644B, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dominican amber (AMNH coll), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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