Leptoconops (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae), the earliest extant lineage of biting midge, discovered in 120-122 million-year-old Lebanese amber. American Museum novitates ; no. 3328

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dc.contributor.authorBorkent, Art.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-10-06T16:43:56Z
dc.date.available2005-10-06T16:43:56Z
dc.date.issued2001en_US
dc.description11 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 11).en_US
dc.description.abstractAs predicted by phylogenetic patterns, the genus Leptoconops Skuse is recorded for the first time from Lower Cretaceous Lebanese amber, dated at 120-122 million years. Two species are described as new: L. amplificatus, known from 1 male and 11 females, and L. antiquus, known from 2 females. These likely represent the earliest lineage(s) within the genus and are placed in a new subgenus, Palaeoconops. Previous analysis of Lebanese amber Ceratopogonidae (22 species, 126 specimens) indicated that these specimens represent a past community with high species diversity but with a low abundance of individual species. Leptoconops amplificatus is the first of 24 species of Ceratopogonidae known from this deposit to have intraspecific associations in a single piece of amber, likely reflecting their restriction to ancient beach habitats.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/2945
dc.languageengen_US
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dc.publisherNew York, NY : American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAmerican Museum novitates ; no. 3328en_US
dc.subject.lccQL1 .A436 no.3328 2001en_US
dc.subject.lcshLeptoconops amplificatus.en_US
dc.subject.lcshLeptoconops antiquus.en_US
dc.subject.lcshPalaeoconops.en_US
dc.subject.lcshCeratopogonidae, Fossil -- Lebanon.en_US
dc.subject.lcshAmber fossils -- Lebanon.en_US
dc.subject.lcshInsects, Fossil -- Lebanon.en_US
dc.subject.lcshPaleontology -- Cretaceous -- Lebanon.en_US
dc.subject.lcshPaleontology -- Lebanon.en_US
dc.titleLeptoconops (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae), the earliest extant lineage of biting midge, discovered in 120-122 million-year-old Lebanese amber. American Museum novitates ; no. 3328en_US
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