A new genus of primitive crane flies (Diptera: Tanyderidae) in cretaceous burmese amber, with a summary of fossil tanyderids

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 339-345

  Poinar Jr , George ^a   Brown, Alex E ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Burmese amber; Cretaceous; Dacochile microsoma n. sp.; Dacochile n. gen.; Tanyderidae

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; TANYDERIDAE; TIPULIDAE;

EID: 1942444445     PISSN: 00138797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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