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Plecia avus
Insecta - Diptera - Bibionidae
Taxonomy
Penthetria avus was named by Handlirsch (1910). It is an impression. Its type locality is Tulameen river, opposite Vermilion bluff, which is in a Ypresian lacustrine horizon in the Allenby Formation of Canada.
It was recombined as Plecia avus by Rice (1959).
It was recombined as Plecia avus by Rice (1959).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1910 | Penthetria avus Handlirsch p. 115 fig. 22 |
1959 | Plecia avus Rice p. 14 figs. Pl III figs 6, 7; Fig 5 Nos. 13-17; Fig 6 Nos. 1-3 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Plecia avus Handlirsch 1910
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available