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Revision ofMesorhyphus Handlirsch,Eoplecia Handlirsch andHeterorhyphus Bode (Diptera: Anisopodomorpha, Bibionomorpha) from the upper liassic of Germany

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Die Holotypen vonMesorhyphus nanus Handlirsch 1920,M. areolatus Handlirsch 1939,M. anomalus Handlirsch 1939,Eoplecia primitiva Handlirsch 1920,Heterorhyphus latus Bode 1953,H. analivarius Bode 1953 undProtorhyphus (?)ovisimilis Bode 1953 wurden nachuntersucht. Dabei stellte sich heraus, daß der Holotyp vonE. primitiva der Gegendruck vom Holotypus vonM. areolatus ist.M. areolatus ist ein jüngeres Synonym vonM. nanus. Mesorrhyphoid.es Rohdendorf 1962 ist ein jüngeres Synonym vonHeterorhyphus Bode 1953. Der Typus vonH. analivarius ist der Gegendruck vom Holotypus vonP. (?)ovisimilis und somit objektives Synonym dieser Art. Die GattungHeterorhyphus mit einer Art,H. anomalus (Handlirsch 1939) n. comb., ist valid.H. latus ist ein Synonym vonH. anomalus. Das Flügelgeäder vonHeterorhyphus unterscheidet sich deutlich von dem aller bekannten fossilen und rezenten Anisopodomorpha, so daß eine neue Familie Heterorhyphidae eingeführt wird, die den Bibionomorpha angehört.

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The holotypes of the Lower Jurassic DipteraMesorhyphus nanus Handlirsch 1920,M. areolatus Handlirsch 1939,M. anomalus Handlirsch 1939,Eoplecia primitiva Handlirsch 1920,Heterorhyphus latus Bode 1953,H. analivarius Bode 1953 andProtorhyphus (?)ovisimilis Bode 1953 were re-examined. The holotype ofEoplecia primitiva is the counterpart ofMesorhyphus areolatus. M. areolatus is a junior synonym ofM. nanus. Mesorrhyphoides Rohdendorf 1962 is a synonym ofHeterorhyphus Bode 1953.Heterorhyphus analivarius is a synonym ofProtorhyphus (?)ovisimilis, being mistakenly described from the counterpart of the holotype of the latter. The genusHeterorhyphus is valid and comprises onlyH. anomalus (Handlirsch 1939) n. comb.;H. latus is a synonym of the latter species. As the wing venation ofHeterorhyphus is conspicuously different from all fossil and Recent Anisopodomorpha, it is placed into a new family, Heterorhyphidae, within the Bibionomorpha.

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Ansorge, J., Krzemiński, W. Revision ofMesorhyphus Handlirsch,Eoplecia Handlirsch andHeterorhyphus Bode (Diptera: Anisopodomorpha, Bibionomorpha) from the upper liassic of Germany. Paläont. Z. 69, 167–172 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02985982

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