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- Title
New Species of Cretolimonia and Mesotipula (Diptera: Limoniidae) from the Middle Jurassic of Northeastern China.
- Authors
Jiaqi, GAO; Chungkun, SHIH; Yunyun, ZHAO; Dong, REN
- Abstract
Two new species, Cretolimonia excelsa sp. nov. and Mesotipula gloriosa sp. nov., in Limoniidae of Diptera are described and illustrated, based on three fossil specimens with bodies and complete wings. These specimens were collected from the latest Middle Jurassic Jiulongshan Formation at Daohugou, Inner Mongolia, China. These are the first fossil records of these two genera from China.
- Subjects
CHINA; DIPTERA; GEOLOGICAL formations; CLASSIFICATION of insects; PALEONTOLOGY; INSECT morphology
- Publication
Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition), 2015, Vol 89, Issue 6, p1789
- ISSN
1000-9515
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1755-6724.12597