Archaeterphis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Acroceridae |
| Subfamily: | Philopotinae |
| Genus: | †Archaeterphis Hauser & Winterton, 2007[1] |
| Species: | †A. hennigi
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| †Archaeterphis hennigi Hauser & Winterton, 2007[1]
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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]
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 and . The species is named in honor of Willi Hennig.[1]
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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