Burmitempis Cockerell 1917 (dagger fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Empididae

Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1917. Arthropods in Burmese amber. The American Journal of Science, Fourth Series 44(263):360-368

Parent taxon: Empedidae according to T. D. A. Cockerell 1917

See also Carpenter 1992

Sister taxa: Acallomyia, Basilorhagio, Brachystomatinae, Clinocerinae, Empidinae, Hasmona, Hilarites, Oustaletimyia, Progloma, Protempidinae, Protoedalea, Tachydromia stilpon, Thirza

Subtaxa: Burmitempis halteralis

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Burmese amber (Swinhoe collection, BMNH) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)

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