Ptychoptera deleta Novák, 1877 from the Early Miocene of the Czech Republic: redescription of the first fossil attributed to Ptychopteridae (Diptera)

By

Krzeminski, Wieslaw
Prokop, Jakub

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2011

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

130

Pages

299-305

Subjects

Diptera, Ptychopteridae, Ptychoptera, revision, Te

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.130.1401

 

Abstract

The first fossil that was described in Ptychopteridae, Ptychoptera deleta Novák, 1877 from the classical Early Miocene locality Mokřina (Krottensee) in western Bohemia is re-examined. The re-description of the holotype including a new line drawing and remarks summarizing the scarce fossil record of this group is provided.