The family Iteaphilidae (Diptera: Empidoidea) from the late Eocene Rovno amber
The family Iteaphilidae (Diptera, Empidoidea) is recorded from late Eocene Rovno amber (Ukraine) for the first time. Two new species are described and illustrated: Iteaphila rovnoensis sp. nov. and Paraiteaphila sinclairi sp. nov. Phylogenetically, the Iteaphilidae are a small lineage of basal Empidoidea. Adults of extant species of the family are well-known visitors of early-blooming plants, feeding on pollen and nectar.
Authors
- DMITRY D. VORONTSOV (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1701-1748)
- Evgeny E. Perkovsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7959-4379)
- I. V. Shamshev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3575-4243)
Institutions
- Russian Academy of Sciences (RU)
- Zoological Institute (RU)
- Institute of Paleontology A A Borisyak (RU)
- Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology (RU)
- Natural History Museum of Denmark (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2026-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5897.3.5
- Primary Topic
- Fossil Insects in Amber
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00