Eornithoica, NEL & GARROUSTE & ENGEL, 2023
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https://doi.org/10.11646/palaeoentomology.6.1.9 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:13569AFC-51E9-4E8B-9457-BA419DCA6E20 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7759635 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0C3395B4-3ED4-49D3-BA57-0F65525B4C16 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:act:0C3395B4-3ED4-49D3-BA57-0F65525B4C16 |
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Plazi |
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Eornithoica |
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gen. nov. |
Eornithoica View in CoL gen. nov.
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Type species. Eornithoica grimaldii View in CoL sp. nov.
Etymology. The new generic name is taken from the Ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, Ēṓs ( Ἠώς, and from which the Eocene epoch derives its name), the genus name Ornithoica . The gender of the name is feminine.
Diagnosis. Body, especially abdomen, and legs with numerous stout spines; dorsal segmentation of thorax not completely obliterated; wings fully developed; eight long and stout spurs on costal margin of wing; R1 short, R4+5 reaching wing margin distally, with a broad cell between R2+3 and R4+5; pretarsal claws with weakly developed basal heels; abdomen with three large transverse dorsal sclerotized plates.
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Hippoboscoidea |
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