Ptychoptera deleta Novák, 1877 from the Early Miocene of the Czech Republic: redescription of the first fossil attributed to Ptychopteridae (Diptera)

Abstract

The first fossil that was described in Ptychopteridae, Ptychoptera deleta Novák, 1877 from the classical Early Miocene locality Mokřina (Krottensee) in western Bohemia is re-examined. The re-description of the holotype including a new line drawing and remarks summarizing the scarce fossil record of this group is provided.

Keywords

• Diptera
• Ptychopteridae
• Ptychoptera
• revision
• Tertiary
• Neogene
• Miocene
• Ottnangian/Karpatian
• Cypris Formation
• Cheb Basin
• Czech Republic