A new genus of dance fly (Diptera: Empidoidea: Hybotidae) from Cretaceous Spanish ambers and introduction to the fossiliferous amber outcrop of La Hoya (Castellón Province, Spain)

Hybotidae fly species, also known as dance flies, in Cretaceous ambers have been described from Lebanon, France, Myanmar, Russia, and Canada. Here we describe Grimaldipeza coelica gen. et sp. n., and recognize another two un-named species, in Spanish amber from the middle Albian El Soplao and lower...

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Main Authors: Mónica M. Solórzano-Kraemer, Bradley J. Sinclair, Antonio Arillo, Sergio Álvarez-Parra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2023-01-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/14692.pdf