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Type: Article
Published: 2014-02-03
Page range: 479–486
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New short-horned flies (Diptera: Eremochaetidae) from the Early Cretaceous of China

Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Key Laboratory of Insect Evolution and Environmental Changes, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China.
Eremochaetidae Diptera new species new synonym Cretaceous Yixian Formation

Abstract

Eremochaetidae is a rare family found from the Late Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous. So far, only 8 genera with 12 species have been recorded. Herein, we describe a new species, Dissup clausus sp. nov., and the first male of Eremomukha (E.) tsokotukha Mostovski, 1996, from the Yixian Formation, the Early Cretaceous of Northeastern China. Additionally, E. (E.) insidiosa Mostovski, 1996 is considered as a new synonym of E. (E.) tsokotukha. An updated list of all known Eremochaetidae is presented.