A new species of the genus Cheilotrichia Rossi, 1848 (Diptera: Limoniidae) from Bitterfeld amber is described. Bitterfeld amber (Saxonian amber) is contemporaneous with the Baltic amber deposited in Gdańsk Amber Bay area. The representatives of the same species are often found among inclusions of Bitterfeld and Baltic amber but the species described herein Cheiliotrichia (Empeda) weitschati sp. nov. have been found only in Bitterfeld amber.
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1 December 2013
A New Species of Cheilotrichia Rossi, 1848 (Diptera: Limoniidae) from Bitterfeld Amber
Katarzyna Kopeć,
Iwona Kania
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Annales Zoologici
Vol. 63 • No. 4
December 2013
Vol. 63 • No. 4
December 2013
Bitterfeld amber
Cheilotrichia (Empeda) weitschati sp. nov.
Diptera
Eocene
Limoniidae
new species
taxonomy