Diverse Orthorrhaphan Flies (Insecta: Diptera: Brachycera) in Amber From the Cretaceous of Myanmar: Brachycera in Cretaceous Amber, Part VII

• Published in: Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History Vol. 408; no. 1; pp. 1 - 131
• Main Author: Grimaldi, David A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Museum of Natural History, Library-Scientific Publications 28.09.2016

A remarkable diversity of new nonempidoid orthorrhaphan flies from the mid-Cretaceous of Myanmar (Late Albian–Early Cenomanian, ca. 99 Ma) is presented, including 28 species (all but one new) in 22 genera (13 new), and at least 12 families. Two families are new; three genera are unplaced in Tabanomo...