†Avenaphora gallica Nel et al. 2016 (long-legged fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Dolichopodidae
Full reference: A. Nel, R. Garrouste, and C. Daugeron. 2016. Two new long-legged flies in the Santonian amber of France (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Cretaceous Research 69:1-5
Belongs to Avenaphora according to I. V. Shamshev and E. E. Perkovsky 2022
See also Nel et al. 2016
Sister taxon: Avenaphora hispida
Type specimen: MNHN.F.A53892, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Piolenc amber, which is in a Santonian terrestrial amber in France.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Piolenc amber
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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