Burmophilopota Feng et al. 2024 (spider fly)

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

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Type: Burmophilopota wintertoni

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (CNU collection) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)

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