†Hercostomus quievreuxi Parent and Quiévreux 1935 (long-legged fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Dolichopodidae
Full reference: O. Parent and E. Quiévreux. 1935. Deux nouveaux dolichopodides fossiles de l'Oligocène inférieur du Haut-Rhin. Encyclopédie Entomologique, Série B 2(8):151-153
Belongs to Hercostomus according to O. Parent and E. Quiévreux 1935
Sister taxa: Hercostomus (Poecilobothrus), Hercostomus bauckhorni
Type specimen: Quievreux 1030, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Alsace potash field, Anna pit (Quievreux collection), which is in a Rupelian lacustrine - large mudstone/evaporite in France.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Alsace potash field, Anna pit (Quievreux collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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