Palaeomedeterus
Appearance
Palaeomedeterus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Dolichopodidae |
Subfamily: | Peloropeodinae |
Genus: | †Palaeomedeterus Meunier, 1894 |
Type species | |
Palaeochrysotus ignavus Meunier, 1907
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Paleomedeterus is an extinct genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae, known from Baltic amber from the Eocene.
Species
- †Palaeomedeterus bifurcatus (Meunier, 1907)[3] (Synonym: Gheynia bifurcata Meunier, 1907)[1]
- †Palaeomedeterus fessus (Meunier, 1907)[3]
- †Palaeomedeterus hirsutus (Meunier, 1907)[3]
- †Palaeomedeterus horridus (Meunier, 1907)[3]
- †Palaeomedeterus ignavus (Meunier, 1907)[3]
- †Palaeomedeterus languidus (Meunier, 1907)[3]
- †Palaeomedeterus lassatus (Meunier, 1907)[3]
- †Palaeomedeterus lentus (Meunier, 1907)[3]
The following species are considered nomina nuda:
- †Palaeomedeterus meunieri Meuffels & Grootaert, 1999[4] (replacement name for Tipula culiciformis Meunier, 1899 nec Linnaeus, 1758, a nomen nudum)[1]
References
- ^ a b c I.Ya. Grichanov; O.P. Negrobov (2018). "Peloropeodinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Baltic amber". Caucasian Entomological Bulletin. 14 (1): 95–104. doi:10.23885/1814-3326-2018-14-1-95-104.
- ^ Meunier, F. (1907). "Monographie des Dolichopodidæ de l'ambre de la baltique". Le Naturaliste: Revue illustrée des sciences naturelles. 2 (in French). 21 (29): 197–199.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Meunier, F. (1907). "Monographie des Dolichopodidæ de l'ambre de la baltique". Le Naturaliste: Revue illustrée des sciences naturelles. 2 (in French). 21 (29): 209–211.
- ^ Meuffels, H. J. G.; Grootaert, Patrick (1999). "New names in the family Dolichopodidae (Diptera)" (PDF). Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. Entomologie. 69: 289–292. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
Evenhuis, N.L. (2 Apr 2014). "Family Dolichopodidae". Catalog of the fossil flies of the world (Insecta: Diptera) website. 2.0.