Dominican amber

Description

Fossil fairy fly (Mymaridae) and gall midge (Cecidomyiidae) stuck on strands of spider silk in a piece of Dominican amber, of Miocene (Burdigalian-Langhian) age, from the Dominican Republic

Museum reference

G.2013.5.10

Collection

Fossils

Object name

Dominican amber

Scientific name(s)

species: Mymaridae indet.
species: Cecidomyiidae indet.
species: Araneae indet. - Spider

Specimen details

Specimen form: Fossil

Collection place(s)

Dominican Republic, Caribbean

Exhibitions

• Amazing Amber (10 May 2013 - 08 Sep 2013)
  National Museum of Scotland