†Platycheirus persistens Hull 1938 (hover fly)
Full reference: F. M. Hull. 1938. Fossil Insects from the Creede Formation, Colorado Part 1. Diptera family Syrphidae. Psyche 45:116-117
Belongs to Platycheirus according to F. M. Hull 1945
Sister taxa: Platycheirus haidingeri, Platycheirus infumatus, Platycheirus lethaeus
Type specimen: MCZ 3949, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Creede MCZ collection, which is in an Oligocene crater lake shale in the Creede Formation of Colorado.
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Average measurements (in mm): body length 10.0, wing length 7.96