AZC 46 Supplement (2003)

Issue:

VOL NA

Keywords:

Diptera, Ceratopogonidae, Leptoconops, Austroconops, Alava, Cretaceous, amber, new species

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The oldest fossil record of the extant subgenus Leptoconops (Leptoconops) (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

• Ryszard SZADZIEWSKI
• Antonio ARILLO

Abstract:

Leptoconops zherikhini sp. nov. and undetermined AustroconopsWIRTH et LEE are reported from Lower Cretaceous amber of Alava, Spain,. Both, Leptoconops SKUSE and Austroconops are extant genera reported for the first time from this amber and this is the earliest report of Leptoconops sensu stricto from the Lower Cretaceous.