| Prochrysotus Temporal range: Eocene (Priabonian), | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Dolichopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Diaphorinae |
| Genus: | † Prochrysotus Meunier, 1907 [1] |
| Species: | †P. magnus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Prochrysotus magnus Meunier, 1907 [1] | |
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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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