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

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Journal article
Creator (person)
Szadziewski, Ryszard
Ross, Andrew
Wojciech, Giłka
Date published
January 1, 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.
Journal title
Cretaceous Research
Volume
52
Issue
B
Publisher
Elseveir
ISSN
0195-6671
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Special Issue: Cretaceous insects: diversity, palaeoecology and taphonomy