Insecta - Diptera - Dolichopodidae
Full reference: D. J. Bickel. 2022. Taxonomic names, in Dolichopodidae (Diptera) from the Eocene amber deposits of Cambay and Kutch basins, India. Palaeoentomology 5:475-486
Belongs to Palaeomedeterus according to D. J. Bickel 2022
Sister taxa: Palaeomedeterus bifurcatus, Palaeomedeterus hirsutus, Palaeomedeterus horridus, Palaeomedeterus ignavus, Palaeomedeterus languidus, Palaeomedeterus lassatus, Palaeomedeterus lentus, Palaeomedeterus manukyani, Palaeomedeterus meunieri, Palaeomedeterus praeconcinnus, Palaeomedeterus subignavus, Palaeomedeterus sublentus, Palaeomedeterus tertiarius
Type specimen: AMNH Tad-467-B, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Cambay amber, Tadkeshwar lignite mine (AMNH/BSIPL collection), which is in a Ypresian terrestrial amber in India.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of India (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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