Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 37(2) 1994

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VOL 37(2) 1994

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Middle Triassic, Diptera, Diarchineura, Grauvogelia, fossil, France

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Grauvogelia arzvilleriana sp. n. - the oldest Diptera species (Lower/Middle Triassic of France)

• Wiesław KRZEMIŃSKI
• Ewa KRZEMIŃSKA
• Francine PAPIER

Abstract:

The description of the oldest Diptera species, Grauvogelia arzvilleriana is given. The Diptera come from the Grés à Voltzia Formation (Late Upper Buntsandstein) of Arzviller (Moselle, France), which is of early Middle Triassic (Lower Anisian) age. Wing venation of a new species shows a peculiar mosaic of characters observed in different dipteran groups, with one special character, loop-like vein A2. New species is separated into a new family, Grauvogeliidae, and new infraorder, Grauvogeliomorpha (suborder: Diarchineura).