A new species of Forcipomyia from Paleocene Sakhalin amber (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

2013/03/01 by Ryszard Szadziewski, Elżbieta Sontag · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Fossil Insects in Amber #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Vector-Borne Animal Diseases

paper · pdf · doi:10.2478/v10200-012-0023-x

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Abstract

Abstract Forcipomyia nadicola sp. n. from Paleocene Sakhalin amber (60 mya) is described and illustrated. This is the oldest named fossil species reported in the extant genus Forcipomyia and the tribe Forcipomyiini.

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• Forcipomyia [wikipedia]

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