Alternative combination: Aphiochaeta inclusa
Full reference: F. Meunier. 1910. Contribution á la faune des Phoridae du copal sub-fossile de Zanzibar, récent de Zanzibar, de Madagascar et d'Accra. Le Naturaliste 32:5-7
Belongs to Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) according to N. L. Evenhuis 1994
See also Meunier 1910
Sister taxa: Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) indistincta, Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) inflata, Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) infossa, Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) obruta, Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) obstricta, Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) praepedita
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)
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