Feng Q I, Zhuang Jialiang, Shih Chungkun, Ren Dong, Wang Yongjie
College of Life Sciences; Capital Normal University; 105 Xisanhuanbeilu; Haidian District; Beijing 100048; China; Department of Paleobiology; National Museum of Natural History; Smithsonian Institution; Washington DC; 20013-7012; USA.
College of Life Sciences; Capital Normal University; 105 Xisanhuanbeilu; Haidian District; Beijing 100048; China.
Zootaxa. 2024 Aug 26;5497(3):435-443. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5497.3.8.
A new genus and species of Acroceridae Leach, 1815, Burmophilopota wintertoni gen. et sp. nov., is identified from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber, representing the oldest member of Philopotinae Schiner 1868. Based on morphological comparisons, Burmophilopota wintertoni gen. et sp. nov. most likely represents a stem group of the Philopotinae. The new material with well-preserved details of mouthparts and complete wing venation suggests that the new species could possibly be a pollinator for the angiosperms. This finding enhances our understanding of early origin and evolution of pollinating flies during the Mesozoic period.
从白垩纪中期的缅甸琥珀中鉴定出了长足虻科（Acroceridae Leach，1815）的一个新属新种——温氏缅甸长足虻（Burmophilopota wintertoni gen. et sp. nov.），它代表了1868年施纳所命名的长足虻亚科（Philopotinae）最古老的成员。基于形态学比较，温氏缅甸长足虻很可能代表了长足虻亚科的一个干群。新材料中口器细节保存完好且翅脉完整，这表明新物种可能是被子植物的传粉者。这一发现增进了我们对中生代传粉蝇早期起源和演化的理解。
