The first Tanyderidae (Diptera) from Lower Cretaceous Álava amber (Spain)

A new genus and species, Espanoderus barbarae gen. et sp. nov., belonging to the family Tanyderidae (Diptera, Nematocera), is described from Lower Cretaceous amber of Spain (Álava amber). The new genus is the smallest member of Tanyderinae and the first member of the family from the Álava amber. The...

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Published in:Historical biology 2019-08, Vol.31 (7), p.872-878
Main Authors: Skibińska, Kornelia, Krzemiński, Wiesław, Arillo, Antonio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amber
Cretaceous
Diptera
Fossils
New genera
new genus
New species
phylogenetic analysis
Phylogeny
Tanyderidae
Álava amber
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Summary:A new genus and species, Espanoderus barbarae gen. et sp. nov., belonging to the family Tanyderidae (Diptera, Nematocera), is described from Lower Cretaceous amber of Spain (Álava amber). The new genus is the smallest member of Tanyderinae and the first member of the family from the Álava amber. The position of the new genus in a phylogenetic tree of Tanyderidae is presented. http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:EC3284BA-C07F-48AC-8AF5-4F9D2EF4EA6C
ISSN:0891-2963
1029-2381
DOI:10.1080/08912963.2017.1398747