Thread subject: Diptera.info :: fossil fly in amber

Posted by John Carr on 09-11-2013 00:49
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What I see is consistent with Rhagio. Is that a ventral shot of the end of the abdomen? The only illustration I have is dorsal.

Rhagionidae are common fossils, for whatever that is worth. The family has traditionally been a dumping ground for diverse unspecialized Tabanomorpha. It probably contains several lineages that diverged in the Jurassic.