A new genus of primitive crane flies (Diptera: Tanyderidae) in Cretaceous Burmese amber, with a summary of fossil tanyderids

A new genus and species of primitive crane flies, Dacochile microsoma Poinar and Brown (Tanyderidae) is described from Cretaceous Burmese amber. It differs from extant and extinct members of the family by the following combination of characters: small size (wing length, 2.8 mm), reduced anal lobe, hyaline wing membrane, crossvein cua-a 1 null forming cell cua, very short vein R 2 null + null 3 , very long terminal maxillary palps, and mandibles....