Robber flies in Cretaceous ambers (Insecta, Diptera, Asilidae). (American Museum novitates, no. 3799)
| dc.contributor.author | Dikow, Torsten, 1975- | |
| dc.contributor.author | Grimaldi, David A. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-04-22T15:36:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-04-22T15:36:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-04-21 | |
| dc.description | 19 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. | en_US |
| dc.description.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). | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2246/6522 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | American Museum of Natural History. | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | American Museum novitates, no. 3799. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Burmapogon bruckschi. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Cretagaster raritanensis. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Robber flies. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Amber fossils. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Diptera, Fossil. | en_US |
| dc.subject | MyitkyinÄ Region (Burma) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Sayreville (N.J.) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Burma. | en_US |
| dc.subject | New Jersey. | en_US |
| dc.title | Robber flies in Cretaceous ambers (Insecta, Diptera, Asilidae). (American Museum novitates, no. 3799) | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Cretaceous robber flies. | en_US |
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