Dilophus pinguis Heer 1849 (march fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Bibionidae

Alternative combination: Bibio pinguis

Synonyms: Bibio oeningensis Heer 1849, Bibio pinguis oeningensis Heer 1849, Bibio pinguis radobojanus Heer 1849 [objective synonym], Bibio radobojanus Heer 1849 [objective synonym]

Full reference: O. Heer. 1849. Die Insektenfauna der Tertiärgebilde von Oeningen und von Radoboj in Croatien. Zweiter Theil: Henschrecken, Florfliegen, Aderflügler, Schmetterlinge und Fliegen 1-264

Belongs to Dilophus according to J. Skartveit and K. Krizmanić 2020

See also Heer 1849

Sister taxa: Dilophus anasiformis, Dilophus andrewrossi, Dilophus campbelli, Dilophus cerestensis, Dilophus crassicornis, Dilophus duerrenfeldti, Dilophus flavipes, Dilophus idanos, Dilophus krantzii, Dilophus luteipennis, Dilophus magnus, Dilophus matilei, Dilophus palaeofebrilis, Dilophus plionanus, Dilophus priscus, Dilophus pumilio, Dilophus succineus

Subtaxa: Bibio pinguis paulominor

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Type specimens:

  • Dilophus pinguis: SLJG 77473, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Radoboj (Grätz Collection), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia.
  • Bibio pinguis oeningensis: Its type locality is Oeningen (Rheinau Monastery collection), which is in a Sarmatian crater lake limestone in the Upper Freshwater-Molasse Formation of Germany.
  • Bibio pinguis radobojanus: Its type locality is Radoboj (Grätz Collection), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Miocene of Croatia (3 collections), Germany (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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