Archichrysotus
| Archichrysotus Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous,
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Dolichopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Parathalassiinae |
| Genus: | †Archichrysotus Negrobov, 1978[1] |
| Type species | |
| †Archichrysotus hennigi | |
Archichrysotus is an extinct genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. The generic name is a combination of the Greek prefix archi- ("the first") and the generic name Chrysotus.[1] The genus is known from Upper Cretaceous amber from the Taymyr Peninsula in Russia, New Jersey in the United States and Cedar Lake in Manitoba, Canada.[1][2]
Species
The genus contains four species:
- †Archichrysotus hennigi Negrobov, 1978[1] – Taymyr amber, Coniacian/Santonian
- †Archichrysotus incompletus Grimaldi & Cumming, 1999[2] – New Jersey amber, Turonian
- †Archichrysotus manitobus Grimaldi & Cumming, 1999[2] – Canadian amber, Campanian
- †Archichrysotus minor Negrobov, 1978[1] – Taymyr amber, Coniacian/Santonian
References
- ^ a b c d e f Negrobov, O. P. (1978). "Мухи надсемейства Empididoidea (Diptera) из мелового ретинита Северной Сибири" [Flies of the Superfamily Empidioidea (Diptera) from Cretaceous Retinite in Northern Siberia] (PDF). Paleontological Journal (in Russian). 12 (2): 221–228.
- ^ a b c Grimaldi, David A.; Cumming, Jeffrey Malcolm (1999). "Brachyceran Diptera in Cretaceous ambers and Mesozoic diversification of the Eremoneura" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (239): 1–124. hdl:2246/1583.
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