Journal article

Further records of biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from Upper Cretaceous Burmese amber (Myanmar)

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Creator
  • Szadziewski, Ryszard
  • Ross, Andrew
  • Wojciech, Giłka
2015

Abstract
  • A new biting midge Archiculicoides andersoni sp. nov. from Upper Cretaceous Burmese amber is described and illustrated. An unknown male of Leptoconops myanmaricus Szadziewski, 2004 is described and an undetermined female of the genus Archiaustroconops and Austroconops in the collection of National Museums Scotland is reported. A key for the determination of 10 named species in 6 genera of biting midges reported from Burmese amber is also provided.

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Resource Type
  • Journal article
Creator
  • Szadziewski, Ryszard
  • Ross, Andrew
  • Wojciech, Giłka
Date published
  • 2015-01-01
Institution
  • National Museums Scotland
Journal title
  • Cretaceous Research
Volume
  • 52
Issue
  • B
Pagination
  • 556-561
Publisher
  • Elseveir
ISSN
  • 0195-6671
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DOI
  • doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2014.02.005
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Additional Information
  • Special Issue: Cretaceous insects: diversity, palaeoecology and taphonomy