Biology:Prosphyracephala

Short description: Genus of flies

Prosphyracephala Temporal range: Eocene, 44 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ (Possible Oligocene record)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Diopsidae
Genus:	†Prosphyracephala Hennig, 1965
Type species
Sphyracephala succini Loew, 1873
Other species
Prosphyracephala rubiensis Lewis, 1971 Prosphyracephala kerneggeri Kotrba, 2009
Synonyms
P. succini ?Sphyracephala breviata Meunier, 1903

Prosphyracephala is a genus of flies in the family Diopsidae. The genus is presumed to be extinct, and is known from specimens in Baltic amber. Among extant taxa, Prosphyracephala most closely resembles the genus Sphyracephala. It was originally described as a species of the latter genus, but was recognized as distinct by Willi Hennig in 1965.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16956504 entry