Robber flies in Cretaceous ambers (Insecta, Diptera, Asilidae). (American Museum novitates, no. 3799)

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2014-04-21

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American Museum of Natural History.

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Abstract

Cretaceous fossils of Asilidae are reviewed, and two new taxa from Burmese and Raritan (New Jersey) ambers are described. The first robber fly from Burmese amber, [dagger]Burmapogon bruckschi, new genus and species, is described based on specimens of both sexes. A scientific name is provided for the previously described but unnamed fossil assassin fly from Raritan amber, [dagger]Cretagaster raritanensis, new genus and species, preserved as a fragmentary specimen. The amber fossils are placed phylogenetically within Asilidae. Specifically, [dagger]Burmapogon is postulated to be a representative of the clade comprised of (Brachyrhopalinae + Stichopogoninae), while [dagger]Cretagaster is a member of the Leptogastrinae and postulated to be an extinct sister group to (Acronychini + Leptogastrini).

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19 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.

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Burmapogon bruckschi., Cretagaster raritanensis., Robber flies., Amber fossils., Diptera, Fossil., Myitkyinā Region (Burma), Sayreville (N.J.), Burma., New Jersey.

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