Wheelerenomyia

Wheelerenomyia; Temporal range: Eocene, 37.2–33.9 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Dolichopodidae
Subfamily:	Sciapodinae
Genus:	† Wheelerenomyia ; Meunier, 1907
Type species
	†Wheelerenomyia eocenica; Meunier, 1907

Last updated March 08, 2024

Wheelerenomyia is an extinct genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae, known from the Eocene of the Baltic region. The genus was first described in 1907 by Fernand Meunier, who named it after William Morton Wheeler.^[2] It is close to the Mesorhagini.^[3]

Species

The genus contains 13 species. Originally it had only one species, W. eocenica; in 2008, Igor Grichanov moved 14 extinct species from other sciapodine genera ( Amesorhaga , Nematoproctus , Psilopus – now Sciapus – and Neurigona ) to the genus.^[3] In 2024, a new species, W. negrobovi, was described, while three others were synonymized.^[4] All species in the genus have strongly sinuate vein M, and were found from Baltic amber.^[3]

†Wheelerenomyia bickeli(Negrobov & Selivanova, 2003)^[3]
†Wheelerenomyia corcula(Meunier, 1907)^[5]^[3]
†Wheelerenomyia eocenicaMeunier, 1907^[1] (synonym: Wheelerenomyia subparva(Meunier, 1916)^[3])
†Wheelerenomyia longicerca(Negrobov & Selivanova, 2003)^[3]
†Wheelerenomyia negroboviGrichanov, 2024^[4]
†Wheelerenomyia originaria(Meunier, 1907)^[6]^[3] (synonym: Wheelerenomyia quadrispinosa(Negrobov & Selivanova, 2003)^[3])
†Wheelerenomyia pacata(Meunier, 1907)^[3]^[6]
†Wheelerenomyia parca(Meunier, 1907)^[3]^[6]
†Wheelerenomyia parva(Meunier, 1907)^[3]^[6] (synonym: Wheelerenomyia parvula(Meunier, 1907)^[3]^[6])
†Wheelerenomyia pellucida(Meunier, 1907)^[3]^[6]
†Wheelerenomyia perastutula(Meunier, 1907)^[3]^[6]
†Wheelerenomyia perattica(Meunier, 1907)^[3]^[6]
†Wheelerenomyia vladimiri(Negrobov & Selivanova, 2003)^[3]

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References

1 2 3 Meunier, F. (1907). "Monographie des Dolichopodidæ de l'ambre de la Baltique". Le Naturaliste: Revue illustrée des sciences naturelles. 2 (in French). 21 (29): 197–199.
↑ Meunier, F. (1908). "Monographie des Dolichopodidæ de l'ambre de la Baltique". Le Naturaliste: Revue illustrée des sciences naturelles. 2 (in French). 22 (30): 57–59.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Grichanov, I. Ya. (2008). "Systematic notes on Sciapodinae from Baltic amber and on Dolichopodidae from Tanzanian copal (Diptera)" (PDF). Caucasian Entomological Bulletin. 4 (1): 137–139. doi: 10.23885/1814-3326-2008-4-1-137-139 .
1 2 Grichanov, I. Ya. (2024). "A new species of long-legged flies with a brief review and key to species of the genus Wheelerenomyia Meunier from Eocene Baltic amber (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)". Palaeoentomology. 7 (1): 141–147. doi:10.11646/palaeoentomology.7.1.10.
↑ Meunier, F. (1907). "Monographie des Dolichopodidæ de l'ambre de la Baltique". Le Naturaliste: Revue illustrée des sciences naturelles. 2 (in French). 21 (29): 221–222.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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.

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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[Meunier1907-1] 1 2 3 Meunier, F. (1907). "Monographie des Dolichopodidæ de l'ambre de la Baltique". Le Naturaliste: Revue illustrée des sciences naturelles. 2 (in French). 21 (29): 197–199.

[Meunier1908-2] Meunier, F. (1908). "Monographie des Dolichopodidæ de l'ambre de la Baltique". Le Naturaliste: Revue illustrée des sciences naturelles. 2 (in French). 22 (30): 57–59.

[Grichanov2008-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Grichanov, I. Ya. (2008). "Systematic notes on Sciapodinae from Baltic amber and on Dolichopodidae from Tanzanian copal (Diptera)" (PDF). Caucasian Entomological Bulletin. 4 (1): 137–139. doi: 10.23885/1814-3326-2008-4-1-137-139 .

[Grichanov2024-4] 1 2 Grichanov, I. Ya. (2024). "A new species of long-legged flies with a brief review and key to species of the genus Wheelerenomyia Meunier from Eocene Baltic amber (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)". Palaeoentomology. 7 (1): 141–147. doi:10.11646/palaeoentomology.7.1.10.

[Meunier1907c-5] Meunier, F. (1907). "Monographie des Dolichopodidæ de l'ambre de la Baltique". Le Naturaliste: Revue illustrée des sciences naturelles. 2 (in French). 21 (29): 221–222.

[Meunier1907b-6] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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.

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