†Metanephrocerus belgardeae Archibald et al. 2014 (big-headed fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Pipunculidae
Full reference: S. B. Archibald, C. Kehlmaier, and R. W. Mathewes. 2014. Early Eocene big headed flies (Diptera: Pipunculidae) from the Okanagan Highlands, western North America. The Canadian Entomologist 146:429-443
Belongs to Metanephrocerus according to S. B. Archibald et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Metanephrocerus collini, Metanephrocerus groehni, Metanephrocerus hoffeinsorum
Type specimen: SR 08-06-02, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Republic, locality B4131, which is in a Ypresian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Klondike Mountain Formation of Washington.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Republic, locality B4131
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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