Leptoconops (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae), the earliest extant lineage of biting midge, discovered in 120-122 million-year-old Lebanese amber. American Museum novitates ; no. 3328
dc.contributor.author | Borkent, Art. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2005-10-06T16:43:56Z | |
dc.date.available | 2005-10-06T16:43:56Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2001 | en_US |
dc.description | 11 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. | en_US |
dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (p. 11). | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | As 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.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2246/2945 | |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | New York, NY : American Museum of Natural History | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | American Museum novitates ; no. 3328 | en_US |
dc.subject.lcc | QL1 .A436 no.3328 2001 | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Leptoconops amplificatus. | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Leptoconops antiquus. | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Palaeoconops. | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Ceratopogonidae, Fossil -- Lebanon. | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Amber fossils -- Lebanon. | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Insects, Fossil -- Lebanon. | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Paleontology -- Cretaceous -- Lebanon. | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Paleontology -- Lebanon. | en_US |
dc.title | Leptoconops (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae), the earliest extant lineage of biting midge, discovered in 120-122 million-year-old Lebanese amber. American Museum novitates ; no. 3328 | en_US |
dc.type | text | en_US |
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