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A new species of the Cretaceous genus Prioriphora (Diptera: Phoridae) in French amber
Author(s) -
SOLÓRZANO KRAEMER MÓNICA M.,
PERRICHOT VINCENT,
BROWN BRIAN V.,
TAFFOREAU PAUL,
SORIANO CARMEN
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
systematic entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1365-3113
pISSN - 0307-6970
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00583.x
Subject(s) - phoridae , cretaceous , holotype , biology , genus , taxonomy (biology) , paleontology , zoology , ecology
Prioriphora is an extinct genus of phorid flies that has been described from the Upper Cretaceous amber of Canada, Siberia and the U.S.A. Here, we present the first record of this genus in amber from south‐western France, with a description of Prioriphora schroederhohenwarthi Solórzano Kraemer & Perrichot sp.n. The holotype and two paratypes were studied using traditional light microscopy and propagation phase‐contrast X‐ray synchrotron microtomography (PPC‐SRµCT), rendering high‐resolution three‐dimensional models for critical examination. A key to the nine species of Prioriphora is provided, and the diversity and ecology of the prioriphorine grade during the Cretaceous is briefly discussed.