†Mesonemestrius caii Zhang et al. 2017 (tangle-veined fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Nemestrinidae
Full reference: Q. Q. Zhang, J. F. Zhang, and B. Wang. 2017. First record of the subfamily Archinemestriinae in the family Nemestrinidae (Diptera: Brachycera) from Upper Cretaceous Burmese amber. Cretaceous Research 75:141-145
Belongs to Mesonemestrius according to Q. Q. Zhang et al. 2017
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NIGP 165265, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (NIGP collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (NIGP collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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