A new gall midge fly (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from the Lowermost Eocene Oise amber (France)

2026/03/30 by Florence Hébert, Valérie Ngô-Muller, André Nel · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Diptera species taxonomy and behavior #Fossil Insects in Amber #Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny

paper · doi:10.1080/08912963.2026.2640900

openalex publication_date 2026/03/30 · openalex created_date 2026/03/31 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/15

Abstract

Groveriella oisensis sp. nov. first fossil representative of this extant genus is described from the Lowermost Eocene Oise amber (Northern France). It currently represents the oldest record of the tribe Strobliellini. Groveriella Mamaev, 1978, is currently known by only two extant North and East European species living under much colder climates than the warm tropical paleoclimate of the Oise amber.https://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F85432CB-D4DF-4522-B7B5-1E19F71D59A4

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