New taxa of Tanyderidae (Diptera) from Eocene Baltic amber.
@article{Krzemiski2012NewTO, title={New taxa of Tanyderidae (Diptera) from Eocene Baltic amber.}, author={Wiesław Krzemiński and Ewa Krzemińska and Iwona Kania and Andrew Ross}, journal={Zootaxa}, year={2012}, volume={3599}, pages={ 59-66 } }
Macrochile hornei sp. nov. from Baltic amber (Upper Eocene) is described and illustrated. Podemacrochile gen. nov. is described with Podemacrochile baltica (Podenas, 1997) as type species. A key to the genera and species of Tanyderidae known from Baltic amber is presented.
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