Stylogaster grimaldii, Rocha & Burt & de Mello-Patiu & Skevington, 2015

Rocha, L. S. G., Burt, T. O., de Mello-Patiu, C. A. & Skevington, J. H., 2015, The first Stylogaster Macquart, 1835 (Diptera: Conopidae) fossil, from Oligo-Miocene Dominican amber, and some phylogenetic and biogeographic considerations, Fossil Record 18 (2), pp. 119-125 : 120

Stylogaster grimaldii sp. nov.

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Holotype: Dominican Republic amber, Oligo-Miocene , AMNH specimen no. DR-15-411, 1 male ; Paratype: Dominican Republic amber, Oligo-Miocene , AMNH specimen (No DR no. given), 1.5 females .

Type locality: Dominican Republic.

Type stratum: Unknown.

Etymology: Named after Dr. David Grimaldi, who has built an impressive collection of amber for study at the American Museum of Natural History. He obtained the specimens and brought them to our attention.

Figures

Figure 1. (a) Photo of male Stylogaster grimaldii sp. n., dorsal view. OT, ocellar triangle. (b) Photo of male Stylogaster grimaldii sp. n., frontal view. Scale bar = 1 mm.

Figure 2. (a) Photo of male Stylogaster grimaldii sp. n., left lateral view. (b) Photo of male Stylogaster grimaldii sp. n., right lateral view. MbT, mesobasitarsus. Scale bar = 1 mm.

Figure 3. Photo of 1.5 female Stylogaster grimaldii sp. n. right lateral view.Partial specimen 1 is intact except for the tip of terminalia, while all that remains of Partial specimen 2 is the abdomen with the terminalia intact. Part. 1, 2. Partial specimen 1, 2. Scale bar = 1 mm.

Figure 4. Photo of 1.5 female Stylogaster grimaldii sp. n. left lateral view. Partial specimen 1 is intact except for the tip of terminalia, while all the remains of Partial specimen 2 is the abdomen with the terminalia intact.Part.1, 2. Partial specimen 1, 2. Scale bar = 1 mm.

Figure 5. Illustration of male Stylogaster grimaldii sp. n., dorsal view. Scale bar = 1 mm.

Figure 6. (a) Amalgamated illustration of female abdomen and terminalia of Stylogaster grimaldii sp. n., right lateral view. Scale bar = 1 mm. (b) Illustration of female terminalia of Stylogaster grimaldii sp. n., Partial specimen 2, right lateral, slightly oblique view. Scale bar = 0.5mm.