A new chironomid (Insecta: Diptera) from Wealden amber (Lower Cretaceous) of the Isle of Wight (UK)

A new chironomid (Insecta: Diptera) from Wealden amber (Lower Cretaceous) of the Isle of Wight (UK)

The first insect from the Wealden amber of the Isle of Wight (early Barremian) is formally described. Dungeyella gavini n. gen., n. sp. (Diptera: Chironomidae) is a tiny buchonomyiine/podonomian with specialised wing venation and probably lived in an araucarian riparian woodland with seasonal resin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: D. AZAR, A. NEL, E. A. JARZEMBOWSK
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Geociències Barcelona (Geo3BCN), Institut de Diagnosi Ambiental i Estudis de l'Aigua (IDAEA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) 2009-04-01
Series:Geologica Acta
Subjects:
Insecta
Diptera
Chironomidae
Barremian
United Kingdom
Online Access:https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/GEOACTA/article/view/2042

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