Parasitic hump-backed flies (Diptera: Phoridae) from Miocene ambers
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Phorid flies are an abundant and diverse dipteran family in modern faunas, yet poorly represented the fossil record. Here, we describe first species of millipede parasitizing genus Myriophora, M. asiatica n. sp., three new ant Apocephalus, A. miocenus dominicanus chiapanecus sp. discovered Miocene amber deposits from China, Dominican Republic, Mexico, respectively. Moreover, add details on Apocephalus succineus Brown, previously described amber, with observation a specimen. We also include dichotomous key for all
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Palaeoworld
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1871-174X', '1875-5887']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palwor.2021.11.002