†Medeterites molestus Meunier 1907 (long-legged fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Dolichopodidae
Alternative combination: Thrypticus molestus
Full reference: F. Meunier. 1907. Monographie des Dolichopodidae de l’ambre de la Baltique, Part 2. Le Naturaliste, 2e Série 29:209-211
Belongs to Medeterites according to I. Y. Grichanov 2023
See also Evenhuis 1994, Grichanov 2010, Meunier 1907, Meunier 1907 and Meunier 1908
Sister taxa: Medeterites atterraneus, Medeterites gestuosus, Medeterites gulosus, Medeterites latipennis
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of Latvia (1 collection), the Russian Federation (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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