Philopotinae, Schiner, 1868

Feng, Qi, Zhuang, Jialiang, Shih, Chungkun, Ren, Dong & Wang, Yongjie, 2024, The oldest fossil record of Philopotinae (Diptera: Acroceridae) from the mid-Cretaceous amber of Northern Myanmar, Zootaxa 5497 (3), pp. 435-443 : 438-439

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5497.3.8

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:DF238035-DC15-4409-AD90-2335F2BB31E9

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13643696

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B687D2-B106-AA6C-6394-DF09FA32C763

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Philopotinae
status

 

Key to genera of Philopotinae View in CoL

1. Cubital and medial veins complete, reaching wing margin................................ † Burmophilopota gen. nov.

– Cubital and medial veins not reaching wing margin.......................................................... 2

2. Cell m 3 present.......................................................... † Hoffeinsomyia Gillung & Winterton View in CoL

– Cell m 3 absent....................................................................................... 3

3. R 1 inflated at pterostigma............................................................................... 4

– R 1 inflated at pterostigma............................................................................... 5

4. Cell d present......................................................................... Helle Osten Sacken View in CoL

– Cell d absent....................................................... Schlingeriella Gillung & Winterton, 2011 View in CoL

5. The humeral crossvein present........................................................ † Eulonchiella Meunier View in CoL

– The humeral crossvein absent........................................................................... 6

6. Leg relatively elongate.............................................................. Dimacrocolus Schlinger View in CoL

– Leg length normal.................................................................................... 7

7. Eyes pilose.......................................................................................... 8

– Eyes apilose......................................................................................... 9

8. Eyes densely pilose....................................................................... Thyllis Erichson View in CoL

– Eyes sparsely pilose.................................................................... Parahelle Schlinger View in CoL

9. Vein M 2 present and relatively long........................................................ Megalybus Philippi View in CoL

– Vein M 2 absent...................................................................................... 10

10. Mouthpart vestigial and non-functional.................................................................. 11

– Mouthpart present and functional....................................................................... 13

11. Three pairs of tubercles present on segments II-IV of the abdomen; occiputextended posteriorly to form an acute ridge ….......................................................................................... Terphis Erichson View in CoL

– Abdomen without tubercles; occiput rounded, not extended posteriorly......................................... 12

12. Antennae on ventral side of head, adjacent to mouthparts; abdomen conical.................. Quasi Gillung & Winterton View in CoL

– Antennae on lower front side of head, but not adjacent to mouthparts; abdomen rounded.......... Africaterphis Schlinger View in CoL

13. Mouthparts shorter than the head....................................................................... 14

– Mouthparts elongated and longer than the head............................................................ 15

14. Postpronotal lobes proximate but not contiguous medially........................ † Archaeterphis Hauser & Winterton View in CoL

– Postpronotal lobes separated.......................................................... Neophilopota Schlinger View in CoL

15. Vein R 4+5 reaching wing margin........................................................................ 16

– Vein R 4+5 not reaching wing margin..................................................... † Prophilopota Hennig View in CoL

16. Palpi present.......................................................................... Oligoneura Bigot View in CoL

– Palpi absent........................................................................ Philopota Wiedemann View in CoL

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Acroceridae

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