†Olbiogaster simplex Cockerell 1921 (wood gnat)
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Insecta - Diptera - Anisopodidae
Alternative combination: Eothereva simplex
Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1921. Eocene Insects from the Rocky Mountains. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 57:233-260
Belongs to Olbiogaster according to N. L. Evenhuis 1994
See also Cockerell 1921, Cockerell 1924 and Edwards 1928
Sister taxon: Olbiogaster perezi
Type specimen: USNM 66573, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Roan Mountain (Scudder Coll), which is in a Bridgerian lacustrine - large shale in the Green River Formation of Colorado.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Roan Mountain (Scudder Coll)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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