Archaeterphis is an extinct genus of small-headed flies in the family Acroceridae. It is known from Baltic amber from the Eocene, though the locality is unknown (possibly Russia).[2] It contains only one species, Archaeterphis hennigi.[1]

Archaeterphis
Temporal range: Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Acroceridae
Subfamily: Philopotinae
Genus: Archaeterphis
Hauser & Winterton, 2007[1]
Species:
A. hennigi
Binomial name
Archaeterphis hennigi
Hauser & Winterton, 2007[1]

The generic name is a combination of the Greek word Arche (beginning) and Terphis, referring to the possible close relationship of Archaeterphis with the extant genera Africaterphis and Terphis. The species is named in honor of Willi Hennig.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Hauser, Martin; Winterton, Shaun L. (2007). "A New Fossil Genus of Small-Headed Flies (Diptera: Acroceridae: Philopotinae) from Baltic Amber". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 100 (2): 152–156. doi:10.1603/0013-8746(2007)100[152:ANFGOS]2.0.CO;2.
  2. ^ Gillung, Jessica P.; Winterton, Shaun L. (2017). "A review of fossil spider flies (Diptera: Acroceridae) with descriptions of new genera and species from Baltic Amber". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 16 (4): 325–350. doi:10.1080/14772019.2017.1289566. S2CID 90493326.