A new Eocene Dicranomyia Stephens, 1829 (Diptera: Limoniidae) from Baltic amber

A new species of the genus Dicranomyia Stephens, 1829 (Diptera: Limoniidae) from Baltic amber is characterised, illustrated and described. This finding represents the second fossil of the subgenus Melanolimonia. The morphological features of the new species and the morphology comparison with its clo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Earth and environmental science transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 2018-01, Vol.107 (2-3), p.271-277
Hauptverfasser: Krzemiński, Wiesław, Kania, Iwona, Wojtoń, Maciej
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A new species of the genus Dicranomyia Stephens, 1829 (Diptera: Limoniidae) from Baltic amber is characterised, illustrated and described. This finding represents the second fossil of the subgenus Melanolimonia. The morphological features of the new species and the morphology comparison with its closest fossil relatives are discussed.
ISSN:1755-6910
1755-6929
DOI:10.1017/S1755691017000366