†Burmophilopota Feng et al. 2024 (spider fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Acroceridae
Full reference: Q. Feng, J. Zhuang, C. Shih, D. Ren, and Y. Wang. 2024. The oldest fossil record of Philopotinae (Diptera: Acroceridae) from the mid-Cretaceous amber of Northern Myanmar. Zootaxa 5497:435-443
Parent taxon: Philopotinae according to Q. Feng et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Archaeterphis, Eulonchiella, Hoffeinsomyia, Prophilopota
Subtaxa: Burmophilopota wintertoni
Type: Burmophilopota wintertoni
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (CNU collection) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)
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