Two new species of Mesosciophilidae (Insecta: Diptera: Nematocera) from the Yanliao biota of Inner Mongolia,China |
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| Authors: | Qian Wang Dong Ren |
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| Institution: | College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University , Xisanhuanbeilu 105, Haidian District, Beijing , 100048 , PR China |
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| Abstract: | Wang, Q., Zhao, Y.Y. & Ren, D., December 2012. Two new species of Mesosciophilidae (Insecta: Diptera: Nematocera) from the Yanliao biota of Inner Mongolia, China. Alcheringa 36, 509–514. ISSN 0311-5518. Two new species assigned to Mesosciophila Rohdendorf and Paramesosciophilodes Zhang in the Mesosciophilidae are described and illustrated: Mesosciophila sigmoidea sp. nov. and Paramesosciophilodes aequus sp. nov. They are established based on fossil specimens with bodies and complete wings. Both were collected from the Middle Jurassic, Jiulongshan Formation at Daohugou, Inner Mongolia, China. |
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| Keywords: | Diptera fungus gnats Mesosciophilidae new species Jiulongshan Formation Daohugou |
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