A snail-killing fly, Dominimyza tanyacaenan. gen. n. sp. (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) in Dominican amber

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Attribute Name	Values
Creator	Poinar, George, Jr.
Abstract	A new genus and species of Snail-killing flies, Dominimyza tanyacaena, n. gen., n. sp. (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) is described from Dominican amber. Diagnostic characters for Dominimyza include a propleuron with a strong bristle, an elongate porrect flagellum with a long, finely pubescent arista, divergent ocellar, post-ocellar and outer vertical bristles, convergent inner vertical bristles, two pairs of frontal-orbital bristles, scutellum with two pairs of marginal scutellar bristles, vallar bristles present, a strong bristle present near the middle of the anterior face of the mid-femora, a clear wing with fuscous areas, A₁ fading as it nears the wing margin, R₁ extending apicad of the anterior crossvein and the absence of preapical bristles on the fore tibia. This is the first description of a Snail-killing fly in Dominican amber. Keywords: Tertiary amber, Sciomyzidae, Dominican Republic
Resource Type	Article
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2013.784905
Date Available	2014-10-03T01:08:13+00:00
Date Issued	2014-08
Citation	Poinar Jr, G. (2014). A snail-killing fly, Dominimyza tanyacaena n. gen., n. sp.(Diptera: Sciomyzidae) in Dominican amber. Historical Biology, 26(4), 428-432. doi:10.1080/08912963.2013.784905
Journal Title	Historical Biology
Journal Volume	26
Journal Issue/Number	4
Rights Statement	Copyright Not Evaluated
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Language	English [eng]
Replaces	http://hdl.handle.net/1957/52607