Insecta - Diptera - Phoridae

Alternative combination: Aphiochaeta obstricta

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 32:18-20

Belongs to Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) according to N. L. Evenhuis 1994

See also Meunier 1910

Sister taxa: Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) inclusa, Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) indistincta, Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) inflata, Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) infossa, Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) obruta, Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) praepedita

Type specimen: Its type locality is Accra Copal (Evers collection), which is in a Holocene terrestrial amber in Ghana

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Accra Copal (Evers collection)

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