Allodia paleoafricana Bouju et al. 2021 (fungus gnat)

Insecta - Diptera - Mycetophilidae

Full reference: V. Bouju, S. Rosse-Guillevic, M. Griffon, B. Bojarski, J. Szwedo and V. Perrichot. 2021. The genus Allodia (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) in Miocene Ethiopian amber. Fossil Record 24:339-346

Belongs to Allodia according to V. Bouju et al. 2021

Sister taxa: Allodia (Brachycampta), Allodia antiqua, Allodia brevicornis, Allodia clavata, Allodia eridana, Allodia extincta, Allodia fungicola, Allodia pallipes, Allodia procera, Allodia separata, Allodia succinea, Allodia tomentosa, Allodia winnertzi

Type specimen: MAIG 6017, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Ethiopian amber (MAIG collection), which is in a Miocene terrestrial amber in Ethiopia.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Ethiopian amber (MAIG collection)

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