BITING MIDGES FROM DOMINICAN AMBER .1. A NEW FOSSIL SPECIES OF BAEODASYMYIA (DIPTERA, CERATOPOGONIDAE)

Authors
SZADZIEWSKI R GROGAN WL
Citation
R. Szadziewski et Wl. Grogan, BITING MIDGES FROM DOMINICAN AMBER .1. A NEW FOSSIL SPECIES OF BAEODASYMYIA (DIPTERA, CERATOPOGONIDAE), Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 96(2), 1994, pp. 219-229
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington → ACNP
ISSN journal
00138797
Volume
96
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
219 - 229
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-8797(1994)96:2<219:BMFDA.>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Baeodasymyia dominicana, a new fossil species of biting midge from Dom inican amber is described and illustrated. This is the first fossil sp ecies of Baeodasymyia, a Neotropical genus with one described extant s pecies known from Colombia and Haiti. Baeodasymyia and Baeohelea are r egarded as sister groups and evidence is presented for the monophyly o f each genus. Baeohelea nana is recorded for the first time from the i sland of St. Kitts.