Kingdom Animalia Order Diptera Genus Ceratodacus Higher classification Ceratodacus | Phylum Arthropoda Family Tephritidae Scientific name Ceratodacus priscus Rank Species | |
Ceratodacus priscus is a species of prehistoric fly, which probably belongs in the family Tephritidae. It is known from a single male fossil, preserved in Dominican amber from the El Mamey Formation of the Cordillera Septentrional. The species is characterised by the presence of long setulae on the arista.
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