†Alavesia (Pennonalavesia) longicornuta Sinclair and Grimaldi 2020 (fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Atelestidae
Alternative combination: Alavesia longicornuta
Full reference: B. J. Sinclair and D. A. Grimaldi. 2020. Cretaceous diversity of the relict genus Alavesia Waters and Arillo (Diptera: Empidoidea: Atelestidae). American Museum Novitates 3961:1-40
Belongs to Alavesia (Pennonalavesia) according to A. Stark et al. 2020
See also Sinclair and Grimaldi 2020
Sister taxa: Alavesia (Pennonalavesia) longistylata, Alavesia (Pennonalavesia) wimpala
Type specimen: AMNH JZC Bu-556, an exoskeleton
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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