Serromyia alphea von Heyden 1870 (biting midge)

Insecta - Diptera - Ceratopogonidae

Alternative combination: Ceratopogon alpheus

Synonyms: Serromyia austera Statz 1944, Serromyia colorata Statz 1944, Serromyia spinofemorata Statz 1944

Full reference: L. von Heyden. 1870. Fossile Dipteren aus der Braunkohle von Rott im Siebengebirge. Palaeontographica 17:237-266

Belongs to Serromyia according to A. Borkent and P. Dominiak 2020

See also Borkent 2013, Borkent and Bissett 1990, Borkent and Wirth 1997, Statz 1944, Szadziewski 1993 and von Heyden 1870

Sister taxa: Serromyia anomalicornis, Serromyia errata, Serromyia polonica, Serromyia ryszardi, Serromyia sinuosa, Serromyia spinigera, Serromyia succinea

Type specimens:

  • Serromyia alphea: Its type locality is Rott (Krantz Bonn coll), which is in a MP 30 lacustrine - large shale in the Rott Formation of Germany
  • Serromyia austera: Its type locality is Rott (Statz Collection), which is in a Chattian lacustrine - small shale in the Rott Formation of Germany.
  • Serromyia colorata: Its type locality is Rott (Statz Collection), which is in a Chattian lacustrine - small shale in the Rott Formation of Germany.
  • Serromyia spinofemorata: Its type locality is Rott (Statz Collection), which is in a Chattian lacustrine - small shale in the Rott Formation of Germany.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Germany (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections including 4 occurrences

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