†Proplatypygus succineus Hennig 1969 (fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Mythicomyiidae
Full reference: W. Hennig. 1969. Kritische Betrachtungen über die phylogenetische Bedeutung von Bernsteinfossilien: die Gattungen Proplatypygus (Diptera, Bombyliidae) und Palaeopsylla (Siphonaptera). Memorie della Società Entomologica Italiana 48:57-67
Belongs to Proplatypygus according to N. L. Evenhuis 2002
See also Hennig 1969
Sister taxon: Proplatypygus matilei
Type specimen: Its type locality is Danish Amber (University of Copenhagen ZMUC, NHMD Collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in Denmark
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of Denmark (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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