Dohrniphora mexicana Solórzano Kraemer and Brown 2018 (scuttle fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Phoridae

Full reference: M. M. Solórzano Kraemer and B. V. Brown. 2018. Dohrniphora (Diptera: Phoridae) from the Miocene Mexican and Dominican ambers with a paleobiological reconstruction. Insect Systematics & Evolution 49:299-327

Belongs to Dohrniphora according to M. M. Solórzano Kraemer and B. V. Brown 2018

Sister taxa: Dohrniphora calvata, Dohrniphora kraemergabi, Dohrniphora minoris, Dohrniphora paleocircularis, Dohrniphora poinari, Dohrniphora processa, Dohrniphora quasicornuta, Dohrniphora quinti, Dohrniphora saepis, Dohrniphora translucendi, Dohrniphora volkswageni

Type specimen: SMF Be 2524a, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Rio Salado, Totolapa, Mexican amber (SMF coll.), which is in a Miocene terrestrial amber in Mexico.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Rio Salado, Totolapa, Mexican amber (SMF coll.)

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