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Helius krzeminskii Ribeiro 2003
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By oilshale
Taxonomy
Crane fly with parasitic mite
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Limoniidae
Genus: Helius
Species: Helius krzeminskii
Author Citation Ribeiro, 2003
Geological Time Scale
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Mesozoic
Period: Cretaceous
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Middle
International Age: Albian (early)
Stratigraphy
unknown formation
Provenance
Acquired by: Purchase/Trade
Location
Hkamti mine
Hkamti District
Sagaing Region
Burma
Comments
Taxonomy from Ribero 2003.
Between thorax and abdomen sits an undefined ectoparasite, an Acari (mite, belonging to the arachnids), and sucks the body fluid of the crane fly.
Diagnosis from Ribeiro 2003, p. 404: "Rostrum ca. 0.5 x the length of head; head ca. 0.81 X the length of palpi; stigma lacking; outer gonostylus almost straight, curved abruptly at tip, not bifid; interbases absent.
Wing and head line drawing from Ribeiro 2003, p. 406:
Identified by oilshale.
Reference:
Ribeiro, G.C. 2003. A new fossil Helius (Diptera: Limoniidae) from Burmese amber. Studia Dipterologica, 9: 403–408.
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