title: A new species of Proceroplatus Edwards (Diptera: Keroplatidae) in Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic.
abstract: Keroplatid fungus gnats (Diptera: Keroplatidae) were hitherto known from the Caribbean island of Hispaniola from a single named species in Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic. Here we describe the new fossil species Proceroplatus preziosii Evenhuis & Penney based on a mature male specimen, which differs markedly from both fossil and extant taxa in the structure of its gonostyli and U-shaped wing pattern. We also document the first record of extant Keroplatidae, Proceroplatus pictipennis (Williston), from Hispaniola.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester Manchester, M13 9PT, UK. david.penney@manchester.ac.uk
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Penney
authors.forename: Neal L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Evenhuis
authors.forename: David I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Green
mesh_terms: D018647:Amber / Q000737:chemistry; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D004293:Dominican Republic; D005580:Fossils / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D018647:Amber