A new species of the genus Dicranomyia Stephens, 1829 (Diptera: Limoniidae) from Baltic amber (Eocene) is described. The characteristic feature distinguishing a new species, D. gorskii sp. nov. is the presence of the surprisingly strong and elongate spine on rostral prolongation of ventral gonostylus. The morphological features of the new species are briefly discussed. New replacement name Dicranomyia alexandri nom. nov. for Dicranomyia flagellata (Alexander, 1931) is proposed to avoid with Dicranomyia flagellata Edwards, 1928.
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1 March 2013
A New Species of Dicranomyia Stephens, 1829 from Baltic Amber (Diptera: Limoniidae)
Iwona Kania,
Agnieszka Penar,
Wiesław Krzemiński
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Annales Zoologici
Vol. 63 • No. 1
March 2013
Vol. 63 • No. 1
March 2013
Baltic amber
Dicranomyia alexandri nom. nov.
Dicranomyia gorskii sp. nov.
Diptera
Eocene
homonymy
Limoniidae