The first Ironomyiidae from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber provides insights into the phylogeny of Phoroidea (Diptera: Cyclorrhapha)
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Macalpinomyia jiewenae gen. et sp.n. is described from the mid‐Cretaceous (∼99 Ma) amber of Myanmar. Macalpinomyia jiewenae is the first Oriental representative of the enigmatic family Ironomyiidae (Diptera: Phoroidea), currently known from a single extant genus restricted to southeastern Australia, plus a monotypic genus from Canadian amber and three controversial genera based on impression fossils from China, Mongolia and Russia. A phylogenetic analysis of all Phoroidea families, including...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2018-12-12 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/173099 |
Source: | Systematic Entomology |
DOI: | 10.1111/syen.12329 |
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