A new species of the haematophagous genus Austroconops Wirth & Lee (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae: Leptoconopinae) from middle Cretaceous amber of Charente-Maritime, France. (December 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dominiak, Patrycja; Szadziewski, Ryszard; Nel, André
• Is Part Of: Cretaceous research. Volume 92(2018)
• Page Start: 231
• Page End: 239
• Publication Date: 2018-12
• Subjects: Biting midge -- Insecta -- Cretaceous -- France; Geology, Stratigraphic -- Cretaceous -- Periodicals; 551.77
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2018.08.005
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0195-6671

Abstract

Abstract: Austroconops perrichoti, a new species of biting midge (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), is described from uppermost Albian-lowermost Cenomanian amber of Charente-Maritime (NW France), from three female specimens. A similar species, Austroconops borkenti Szadziewski & Schlüter, 1992, from Upper Cretaceous, Cenomanian, French amber of Anjou, is redescribed and illustrated. A key to males and females of extinct species of Austroconops Wirth & Lee is also provided.