†Calvopeza Grimaldi 2018 (flat-footed fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Platypezidae
Full reference: D. A. Grimaldi. 2018. Basal Cyclorrhapha in amber from the Cretaceous and Tertiary (Insecta: Diptera), and their relationships: Brachycera in Cretaceous amber part IX. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 423:1-97
Parent taxon: Platypezidae according to D. A. Grimaldi 2018
Sister taxa: Agathomyia, Burmapeza, Callomyia, Canadopeza, Chandleromyia, Electrosania, Lebanopeza, Lindneromyia, Mecistoneuron, Mesopetia, Microsania, Oppenheimiella, Platypezininae
Subtaxa: Calvopeza divergens
Type: Calvopeza divergens
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Myanmar (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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