New genus and first record of Hybotinae (Diptera: Empidoidea: Hybotidae) in middle Miocene Dominican amber

A new fossil genus of the family Hybotidae is described, based on male and female specimens. The new genus is monotypic: Syneproctus caridadi gen. et sp. nov. It belongs to the subfamily Hybotinae and shares some characters with the extant genera Syneches Walker, 1852, Stenoproctus Loew, 1858 and Ch...

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Main Authors: Mónica M. Solórzano-Kraemer, Xavier Delclòs, Enrique Peñalver, Bradley J. Sinclair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Museo Nacional de Historia Natural "Prof. Eugenio de Jesús Marcano" 2020-01-01
Series:Novitates Caribaea
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Online Access:http://novitatescaribaea.do/index.php/novitates/article/view/210