title: The oldest representative of the modern snipe fly genusSymphoromyia(Diptera: Rhagionidae).
abstract: We describe and illustrate from the earliest Eocene amber of France the oldest representative of the rhagionid modern genus Symphoromyia, under the name of S. eocenica sp. nov. Its mouthpart structure shows that it was hematophagous as is the modern representatives of the genus, demonstrating a remarkable morphological stability for 53 Myr.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité, ISYEB - UMR 7205 - CNRS, MNHN, UPMC, EPHE, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Sorbonne Universités, 57 rue Cuvier, CP 50, Entomologie, F-75005, Paris, France.. anel@mnhn.fr.
authors.forename: Andre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nel
authors.forename: Ziann
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Perreau
authors.forename: Gaelle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Doitteau
mesh_terms: D018647:Amber; D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D005580:Fossils; D005602:France; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D018647:Amber
keywords: Diptera, Rhagionidae, Symphoromyia, Eocene, Oise amber