†Araripogon pulchrus Lamas et al. 2021 (robber fly)
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Full reference: C. J. E. Lamas, S. Sampronha, and G. C. Ribeiro. 2021. A new robber fly from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian) Crato Formation of NE Brazil (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae). Cretaceous Research 131(105114)
Belongs to Araripogon according to C. J. E. Lamas et al. 2021
Sister taxon: Araripogon axelrodi
Type specimen: IGC-USP GP-1E-10634/10635, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Crato (IGC-USP collection), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large carbonate in the Crato Formation of Brazil.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Crato (IGC-USP collection)
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