Mycetobia platyuroides Meunier, 1899

Wojtoń, Maciej, Kania, Iwona & Krzemiński, Wiesław, 2019, Review of Mycetobia Meigen, 1818 (Diptera, Anisopodidae) in the Eocene ambers, Zootaxa 4544 (1), pp. 1-40 : 34

Mycetobia platyuroides Meunier, 1899 , nomen dubium

*1899 Mycetobia platyuroides, Loew : Meunier, p. 164 [1]

1907 Mycetobia platyuroides Loew (Meunier) : Handlirsch, p. 935 [2]

1928 Mycetobia platyuroides (Loew) Meunier : Edwards, p. 25 [3]

1982 Mycetobia platyuroides ( Loew 1850) : Kielbach, p. 330 [4]

1985 Mycetobia platyuroides Meunier, 1899 [nicht: Loew 1850!]; Spahr, p. 8 [5]

1994 Mycetobia platyuroides Meunier, 1899 : Evenhuis, p. 205

2014 Mycetobia platyuroides Meunier, 1899 : Evenhuis, http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/fossilcat/fossanisopod.html

Remarks:

[1] Meunier doubts in correct assignment of this species by Loew, stating that detailed studies of venation of this specimen are almost impossible and that it will be better leave it not named, however, he stated that he agreed with Loew, that male genital structures are appreciable. Meunier gave the acquisition number N os 14554, VI. 8394. The species was never figured and the specimen is not found. [I would not dare, as Loew did, to give a generic name to this little Mycetophilian, because one can not make, even at a high magnification, the detailed study of the veins of the wings. It is preferable, for the case which occupies us to confess its ignorance, to give it this problematic determination of this dipteran. Like Loew, we find that male genitalia are appreciable.]

[2] Handlirsch mentioned under this name also “ Mycetobia (sp.), Loew, Bernsteinfauna. 35. 1850.”, probably referring to one of the 5 species mentioned by Loew as belonging to this genus.

[3] Edwards treated this species as unrecognisable and probably not belonging to this genus.

[4] Keilbach ascribed this name to Loew (1850), referred it to Meunier (1899) paper, but did not gave the acquisition number. Wrong page (163) of description given.

[5] Listed in Anisopodidae . Corrected authorship and page of description.