New Chironomidae (Diptera) with elongate proboscises from the Late Jurassic of Mongolia

Four new species of Chironomidae with well-developed elongate proboscises are described from a Late Jurassic site Shar Teg in SW Mongolia. These are named Cretaenne rasnicynisp. n., Podonomius blepharissp. n., Podonomius macromastixsp. n., ?Podonomius robustussp. n.

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Published in:ZooKeys 2011-09, Vol.130 (130), p.307-322
Main Authors: Lukashevich, Elena D, Przhiboro, Andrey A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chironomidae
Chironomids
Diptera
feeding
fossil
Identification and classification
Late Jurassic
Late Jurassic epoch
Mongolia
New species
Physical characteristics
Physiological aspects
proboscis
Zoology
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Summary:Four new species of Chironomidae with well-developed elongate proboscises are described from a Late Jurassic site Shar Teg in SW Mongolia. These are named Cretaenne rasnicynisp. n., Podonomius blepharissp. n., Podonomius macromastixsp. n., ?Podonomius robustussp. n.
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970
1313-2970
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.130.1555