Leptomorphus africanus Meunier 1907 (fungus gnat)

Insecta - Diptera - Mycetophilidae

Full reference: F. Meunier. 1907. Contribution a la faune des Mycetophilidae du copal Récent de Zanzibar et de Madagascar. Le Naturaliste, 2e Série 29:53-54

Belongs to Leptomorphus according to S. S. Oliveira and D. D. S. Amorim 2021

See also Johannsen 1909 and Meunier 1907

Sister taxa: Leptomorphus palaeospilus, Leptomorphus sepultus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Madasgacar Copal (Evers collection), which is in a Holocene terrestrial amber in Madagascar

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Madasgacar Copal (Evers collection)

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