Recent discoveries of new Elephantomyia (Diptera, Limoniidae) fossils in Baltic amber

Abstract New data on the genus Elephantomyia (Diptera: Limoniidae) from Baltic amber are presented. A new subgenus Hoffeinsonia subgen. nov. is established with one new species: Elephantomyia (Hoffeinsonia) prima sp. nov. The new subgenus is characterized by a wing at most 2.5 × as long as it is wid...

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Main Authors: Iwona Kania-Kłosok, Wiesław Krzemiński
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-03022-3