Summary: 34 Accepted by D. Bickel: 13 Mar. 2009; published: 20 Apr. 2009
ZOOTAXA
ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition)
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Zootaxa 2078: 34­54 (2009)
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Chimeromyiidae, a new family of Eremoneuran Diptera from the Cretaceous
DAVID A. GRIMALDI1
, JEFFREY M. CUMMING2
& ANTONIO ARILLO3
1
Division of Invertebrate Zoology (Entomology), American Museum of Natural History, New York, U.S.A. E-mail: grimaldi@amnh.org
2
Invertebrate Biodiversity, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, C.E.F., Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0C6.
E-mail: jeff.cumming@agr.gc.ca
3
Departamento de Zoología y Antropología Física (Entomología), Facultad de Biología, Universidad Complutense, E-28040 Madrid,
Spain. E-mail: aarillo@teleline.es
Abstract
A new family of eremoneuran Brachycera, the Chimeromyiidae, is proposed for two genera and eight species of a

Source: Arillo, Antonio Gabriel - Departamento de Zoología y Antropología Física, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

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