†Archicratyna arcana Mohrig and Röschmann 2005 (dark-winged fungus gnat)
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Full reference: W. Mohrig and F. Röschmann. 2005. Sciarid flies from Dominican amber (Diptera, Sciaridae). Beiträge zur Entomologie 55:319-361
Belongs to Archicratyna according to W. Mohrig and F. Röschmann 2005
Sister taxa: Archicratyna subarcana, Archicratyna trichoarcana
Type specimen: Poinar D-A-Sci-17, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dominican amber, El Valle locality (Poinar collection), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Yanigua Formation of the Dominican Republic.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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