First fossil species of phantom flies (Diptera, Ptychopteridae) is described from Baltic amber (Eocene). Its affinities to recent Ptychoptera Meigen, 1803 are discussed.
SPECIES NOVA: Ptychoptera (Ptychoptera) eocenica n. sp
First fossil species of phantom flies (Diptera, Ptychopteridae) is described from Baltic amber (Eocene). Its affinities to recent Ptychoptera Meigen, 1803 are discussed.
SPECIES NOVA: Ptychoptera (Ptychoptera) eocenica n. sp