The oldest fossil record of Philopotinae (Diptera: Acroceridae) from the mid-Cretaceous amber of Northern Myanmar Author Feng, Qi 0009-0007-3674-3112 College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, 105 Xisanhuanbeilu, Haidian District, Beijing 100048, China. & Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, 20013 - 7012, USA. fqifos@foxmail.com Author Zhuang, Jialiang 0009-0000-9718-5619 College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, 105 Xisanhuanbeilu, Haidian District, Beijing 100048, China. Author Shih, Chungkun 0000-0002-3434-2477 College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, 105 Xisanhuanbeilu, Haidian District, Beijing 100048, China. & Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, 20013 - 7012, USA. chungkun.shih@gmail.com Author Ren, Dong 0000-0001-8660-0901 College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, 105 Xisanhuanbeilu, Haidian District, Beijing 100048, China. rendong@mail.cnu.edu.cn Author Wang, Yongjie 0000-0003-1397-8481 Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510260, China. wangyjosmy@foxmail.com text Zootaxa 2024 2024-08-26 5497 3 435 443 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5497.3.8 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5497.3.8 1175-5326 13618837 DF238035-DC15-4409-AD90-2335F2BB31E9 Genus Burmophilopota gen. nov. Type species. Burmophilopota wintertoni gen. et sp. nov. Diagnosis. Short labellate mouthparts; maxillary palp absent; complete wing venation with veins reaching wing margin; forked R 4+5 ; absence of crossvein r-m2 ; CuP and CuA separated to wing margin; wing cell m 3 present. Etymology. The generic name is a combination of Burmo - (Burmese) and philopota (the type genus of Philopotinae ) in reference to the location of the new genus.