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The third Asilidae (Diptera: Asiloidea) from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber
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Asilidae, also known as assassin flies, are rare in Mesozoic deposits, with the highest diversity documented from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber and the Aptian Crato Formation. To enhance our understanding of the past diversity of this group, we describe and illustrate a new genus and species, named Burmatriclis spinosus n. gen. n. sp. This new taxon has two rather infrequent characters, viz. absence of pulvilli and apices of the claws blunt, perhaps in relation to the capture of particular prey. With the addition of this new species, the diversity of the family Asilidae during the Cretaceous encompasses five species, and we anticipate the description of more species in the future.
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1080/00379271.2025.2494648
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- Funder identifier:
- https://ror.org/01h0zpd94
- Grant:
- 41925008
- Publisher:
- Taylor & Francis
- Journal:
- Annales de la Société entomologique de France More from this journal
- Volume:
- 61
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 256-262
- Publication date:
- 2025-05-28
- Acceptance date:
- 2025-04-14
- DOI:
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2168-6351
- ISSN:
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0037-9271
- Language:
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English
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- Pubs id:
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2127282
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pubs:2127282
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2025-10-27
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- Société entomologique de France
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- 2025
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