Plesiomedetera Grichanov 2023 (long-legged fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Dolichopodidae

Full reference: I. Y. Grichanov. 2023. A new extinct genus of long-legged flies, with a brief review and key to extinct genera of Baltic amber Dolichopodidae (Diptera). Paleontological Journal 57:S246-S261

Parent taxon: Medeterinae according to I. Y. Grichanov 2023

Sister taxa: Medetera, Medeterites, Palaeosystenus, Salishomyia, Systenites, Systenus, Thrypticini, Thrypticus

Subtaxa: Plesiomedetera decora Plesiomedetera elegantula Plesiomedetera flammea Plesiomedetera lasciva Plesiomedetera lepida Plesiomedetera mustela Plesiomedetera vana

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Type: Medeterus mustela

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of the Russian Federation (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections including 9 occurrences

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