A fossil nymphomyiid (Diptera) from the Baltic and Bitterfeld amber

Authors
Wagner, R Hoffeins, C Hoffeins, HW
Citation
R. Wagner et al., A fossil nymphomyiid (Diptera) from the Baltic and Bitterfeld amber, SYST ENTOM, 25(1), 2000, pp. 115-120
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
SYSTEMATIC ENTOMOLOGY
ISSN journal
03076970 → ACNP
Volume
25
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
115 - 120
Database
ISI
SICI code
0307-6970(200001)25:1<115:AFN(FT>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Nymphomyia succina sp.n., the first fossil nymphomyiid fly (Diptera) from t he Eocene Baltic and Bitterfeld amber is described and figured, based on fo ur males. A probably conspecific female from the Baltic amber is also descr ibed and figured. With the discovery of this species, a gap in the distribu tion pattern of extant Nymphomyiidae is closed. It is probable that nymphom yiids colonized the eastern Nearctic Region via the Thule landbridge approx imately 25-30 million years before present.