Palaeomedeterus
Introduction '''''Palaeomedeterus''''' is an extinct genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae, known from Baltic amber and Cambay amber from the Eocene. The genus was first proposed by Fernand Meunier in 1895 with no included species or description, though illustrations were provided for six different unnamed species (making the name ''Palaeomedeterus'' available according to the ICZN).
Species The genus includes the following species:* †''Palaeomedeterus bifurcatus'' (Meunier, 1907) (Synonym: ''Gheynia bifurcata'' Meunier, 1907) − Baltic amber, Russia, Eocene* †''Palaeomedeterus cambayensis'' Bickel in Bickel ''et al. '', 2022 − Cambay amber, India, Eocene* †''Palaeomedeterus fessus'' (Meunier, 1907) − Baltic amber, Russia, Eocene* †''Palaeomedeterus hirsutus'' (Meunier, 1907) − Baltic amber, Russia, Eocene* †''Palaeomedeterus horridus'' (Meunier, 1907) − Baltic amber, Russia, Eocene* †''Palaeomedeterus ignavus'' (Meunier, 1907) − Baltic amber, Russia, Eocene* †''Palaeomedeterus languidus'' (Meunier, 1907) − Baltic amber, Russia, Eocene* †''Palaeomedeterus lassatus'' (Meunier, 1907) − Baltic amber, Russia, Eocene* †''Palaeomedeterus lentus'' (Meunier, 1907) − Baltic amber, Russia, Eocene* †''Palaeomedeterus meunieri'' Meuffels & Grootaert, 1999 (replacement name for ''Tipula culiciformis'' Meunier, 1899 nec Linnaeus, 1758) − Baltic amber, Eocene
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