An exquisitely preserved and nicely displayed rare Asilidae or Robber Fly in an authentic Dominican amber gemstone. Robber Flies have been described in Mexican, Dominican and Baltic ambers, their fossil record goes into the Mesozoic, there is one report of a Robber Fly in New Jersey mid Cretaceous amber which was collected by a close friend of ours, however this specimen has not been described, the only other Cretaceous Asilid is from Aptian limestone of the Santana Formation in Ceara Brazil. This is only the second Asilid we've ever seen in Dominican amber. This specimen has been examined by paleoentomologists at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. This specimen was collected in the amber mines north of Santiago in December of 2003.

This beautiful specimen is offered here for $600.00complete satisfaction guaranteed. To view photos and videos of our some of our amber excavations in the blue amber mines in mountains of the Dominican Republic and to see a small java applet of the amber mines click here - (opens in a new browser window). Our amber comes direct from the Dominican Republic amber mines east of the world famous La Toca amber mine. These specimens do not go through any middle men, we acquire these specimens from the miners and mine owners directly at the amber mines.

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