Palaeoargyra

Palaeoargyra; Temporal range: Eocene (Priabonian), 37.2–33.9 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Dolichopodidae
Subfamily:	Diaphorinae
Genus:	† Palaeoargyra ; Meunier, 1895
Species:	†P. mutabilis
Binomial name
	†Palaeoargyra mutabilis; (Meunier, 1907)
Synonyms
	†Argyra mutabilisMeunier, 1907; †Palaeoargyra dytei Evenhuis, 1994;

Last updated September 23, 2022

Palaeoargyra is an extinct genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae, known from Baltic amber. It contains only one species, Palaeoargyra mutabilis. It was originally proposed as a subgenus of Argyra , but was later considered a separate genus.^[2]

No type species had been designated for the genus until 1994, when Neal Evenhuis described P. dytei. However, in 2014, Igor Grichanov found that the genus had apparently been proposed for Argyra mutabilis, and that P. dytei was a synonym of this species.^[2]

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References

↑ Meunier, F. (1907). "Monographie des Dolichopodidæ de l'ambre de la Baltique". Le Naturaliste: Revue illustrée des sciences naturelles. 2 (in French). 21 (29): 209–211.
1 2 3 Grichanov, I. Ya.; Negrobov, O. P.; Selivanova, O. V. (2014). "Two new genera of Medeterinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Baltic amber and some new combinations" (PDF). Russian Entomological Journal. 23 (1): 61–70. doi:10.15298/rusentj.23.1.08.

Evenhuis, N.L. (2 Apr 2014). "Family Dolichopodidae". Catalog of the fossil flies of the world (Insecta: Diptera) website. 2.0.

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[Meunier1907b-1] Meunier, F. (1907). "Monographie des Dolichopodidæ de l'ambre de la Baltique". Le Naturaliste: Revue illustrée des sciences naturelles. 2 (in French). 21 (29): 209–211.

[Grichanov2014-2] 1 2 3 Grichanov, I. Ya.; Negrobov, O. P.; Selivanova, O. V. (2014). "Two new genera of Medeterinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Baltic amber and some new combinations" (PDF). Russian Entomological Journal. 23 (1): 61–70. doi:10.15298/rusentj.23.1.08.

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