Palpomyia Meigen 1818 (biting midge)

Insecta - Diptera - Ceratopogonidae

Synonyms: Eopalpomyitis Hong et al. 2000, Miopalpomyia Pierce 1966, Neopalpomyia Pierce 1966, Parapalpomyia Pierce 1966

Full reference: J. W. Meigen. 1818. Systematische Beschreibung der Bekannten Europäischen Zweiflügeligen Insekten, Erster Theil 1-332

Parent taxon: Palpomyiini according to A. Borkent and P. Dominiak 2020

See also Borkent 2013, Borkent and Wirth 1997, Carpenter 1992, Hong 1981, Hong 2002, Hong et al. 2000, Kieffer 1906, Park and Downing 2001, Sontag and Szadziewski 2011, Szadziewski 1988 and Szadziewski 2019

Sister taxa: Bezzia, Phaenobezzia

Subtaxa: Palpomyia edwardsi Palpomyia erikae Palpomyia freyi Palpomyia jantari Palpomyia multispinosa Palpomyia riedeli Palpomyia ryshkoffi Palpomyia shilo Palpomyia succinea Palpomyia unca Palpomyia wirthorum

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1 collection), United States (11: California)

• Eocene of China (1), Denmark (1), Germany (1), Poland (2), Ukraine (2), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 20 collections including 27 occurrences

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