†Mesomyia (Perisilvius) cuprea Trojan 2002 (deer fly)
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Alternative combination: Mesomyia cuprea
Full reference: P. Trojan. 2002. First discovery of Bouvieromyiini (Diptera: Tabanidae: Chrysopsinae) in Baltic amber. Annales Zoologici 52:257-270
Belongs to Mesomyia (Perisilvius) according to P. Trojan 2002
See also Pielowska et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Mesomyia (Perisilvius) hoffeinsorum, Mesomyia (Perisilvius) stigmatica
Type specimen: Hoffeins 1173/2, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baltic Amber, Hoffeins/Deutsches Entomologische Institut collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baltic Amber, Hoffeins/Deutsches Entomologische Institut collection
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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