†Medetera amissa Bickel 2016 (long-legged fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Dolichopodidae
Full reference: D. J. Bickel. 2016. Taxonomic names, in The Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of Mexican amber. Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana 68:11-21
Belongs to Medetera according to D. J. Bickel 2016
Sister taxon: Medetera totolapa
Type specimen: UCMP 12961, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is UCMP B-7454, Simojovel area, which is in a Miocene terrestrial amber in Mexico.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at UCMP B-7454, Simojovel area
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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