Lygistorrhinidae (Diptera: Bibionomorpha: Sciaroidea) in early Eocene Cambay amber

One new genus and three new species of Lygistorrhinidae in early Eocene Cambay amber from India are described, which significantly increases our knowledge about this group in the Eocene. Lygistorrhina indica n. sp. is the oldest fossil known from this extant genus. Indorrhina sahnii n. gen. et sp. s...

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Main Authors: Frauke Stebner, Hukam Singh, Jes Rust, David A. Grimaldi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-05-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/3313.pdf