Two new non-biting midges from the Early Cretaceous Lebanese amber (Diptera: Chironomidae)

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作者
Azar, Dany [1 ]
Nel, Andre [2 ]
机构
[1] Lebanese Univ, Fac Sci 2, Dept Nat Sci, Fanar Matn, Lebanon
[2] Museum Natl Hist Nat, CNRS, UMR 7205, F-75005 Paris, France
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Insecta; Diptera; Chironomidae; Tanypodinae; Prodiamesinae; Lebanese amber; Early Cretaceous;
D O I
10.1080/00379271.2010.10697658
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Q96 [昆虫学];
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摘要
Two chironomid flies, Ziadeus kamili n. gen., n. sp. and Paicheleria magnifica n. gen., n. sp., respectively attributed to the recent subfamilies Tanypodinae and Prodiamesinae, are described from the Early Cretaceous Lebanese amber. Although very old, this non-biting midge fauna was very diverse with no less than 11 genera and species. However, it was also strongly different from the recent faunas for the complete absence of the Chironominae, that is today the dominant subfamily. The development of the modern chironomid fauna occurred during the Late Cretaceous and/or the Early Paleogene, but when and how?
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