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Issue: Vol. 8 No. 2: April 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-04-29
DOI: 10.11646/palaeoentomology.8.2.9
Page range: 182-194
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Two new species of Trentepohlia (Paramongona) (Diptera: Limoniinae) from Mexican amber (Miocene)

Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
National School of Biological Science, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
National School of Forensic Science, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
Paramongona Diptera Limoniinae Miocene Crane fly fossil Simojovel amber taxonomy

Abstract

Trentepohlia Bigot is a cosmopolite and diverse genus, including both current and extinct species. Its fossil record includes Baltic, Burmese, Dominican, Mexican, and Sumatra ambers, as well as in fossil compressions. In this study, we described two more species of Trentepohlia from Miocene Mexican amber, including illustrations and an updated identification key for fossil Trentepohlia (Paramongoma). We also compare the new species with previously fossil species described in the genus, discussing their morphology, paleobiology, and systematics.

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