Insecta - Diptera - Limoniidae

Full reference: K. Kopeć, I. Kania, and W. Krzemiński. 2016. New and little known crane-fly species of the genera Helius, Elephantomyia and Toxorhina (Diptera, Limoniidae) from Dominican and Mexican amber. Palaeontologia Electronica 19(2.25A):1-14

Belongs to Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) according to K. Kopeć et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) caucasiensis, Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) christelius, Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) eridanus

Type specimen: NHMUK PI II 1870, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dominican Amber (NHML/BMNH collection), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Dominican Amber (NHML/BMNH collection)

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