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The first representative of Tipulomorpha (Diptera) from Early Eocene Cambay amber (India)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 January 2018

Iwona Kania ,
Wiesław Krzemiński ,
Frauke Stebner  and
Hukam Singh
Iwona Kania*
Affiliation:
Department of Ecology and Environmental Biology, University of Rzeszów, Zelwerowicza 4; 35-601 Rzeszów, Poland. Email: [email protected]
Wiesław Krzemiński
Affiliation:
Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sławkowska 17, 31-016 Kraków, Poland. Email: [email protected]
Frauke Stebner
Affiliation:
Steinmann Institut für Geologie, Mineralogie und Paläontologie, Universität Bonn, Nussallee 8, 53115 Bonn, Germany. Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History, Rosenstein 1, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany. Email: [email protected]
Hukam Singh
Affiliation:
Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, 53 University Road, Lucknow, India. Email: [email protected]
*
*Corresponding author
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Abstract

The first representative of Tipulomorpha in Early Eocene Cambay amber from India is described. The new find belongs to the genus Dicranomyia in the family Limoniidae. This genus has a worldwide distribution today and is relatively common in Eocene Baltic amber. A new species belonging to the subgenus Dicranomyia is described as Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) indica sp. nov.

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Cenozoiccrane-fliesDicranomyiafossil insectsLimoniidaemorphologytaxonomy
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Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 107 , Issue 2-3: Fossil Insects, Arthropods and Amber , June 2016 , pp. 263 - 269
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