Trichomyia vetusta Araújo and Gomes 2023 (moth fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Psychodidae

Full reference: M. X. Araújo and L. R. P. Gomes. 2023. New species of Trichomyia Haliday (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Mexican amber. Historical Biology 36:1045-1049

Belongs to Trichomyia according to M. X. Araújo and L. R. P. Gomes 2023

Sister taxa: Phalaenomyia, Trichomyia (Septemtrichomyia), Trichomyia (Trichomyia), Trichomyia antiquaria, Trichomyia axeli, Trichomyia brevicornis, Trichomyia buceras, Trichomyia concinna, Trichomyia crassicornis, Trichomyia declivivena, Trichomyia decora, Trichomyia discalis, Trichomyia distincta, Trichomyia duckhousei, Trichomyia formosula, Trichomyia glomerosa, Trichomyia lengleti, Trichomyia longicornis, Trichomyia mecocerca, Trichomyia nova, Trichomyia procera, Trichomyia pulchra, Trichomyia richardi, Trichomyia smithi, Trichomyia tenera, Trichomyia urbica

Type specimen: Its type locality is Mexican amber (UNAM Collection), which is in a Miocene terrestrial amber in Mexico

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Mexican amber (UNAM Collection)

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