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Prophilopota

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Extinct genus of flies

Prophilopota
Temporal range: Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Acroceridae
Subfamily: Philopotinae
Genus: †Prophilopota
Hennig, 1966
Type species
†Prophilopota succinea
Hennig, 1966
Species
  • †P. succinea
  • †P. variegata

Prophilopota is an extinct genus of small-headed flies in the family Acroceridae. It is known from Baltic amber from the Eocene.

Species

The genus contains two species:

  • †Prophilopota succinea Hennig, 1966 – unknown locality (possibly Denmark)
  • †Prophilopota variegata Gillung & Winterton, 2017 – Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia

References

  1. ^ Gillung, Jessica P.; Winterton, Shaun L. (2017). "A review of fossil spider flies (Diptera: Acroceridae) with descriptions of new genera and species from Baltic Amber". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 16 (4): 325–350. doi:10.1080/14772019.2017.1289566.
Taxon identifiers
Prophilopota
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