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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Autores: Jarzembowski, Ed, Azar, Dany|||0000-0002-4485-197X, Nel, André|||0000-0002-4241-7651
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:85809
Acesso em linha:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/85809
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1344/105.000000257
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Insecta
Diptera
Chironomidae
Barremian
United Kingdom
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Resumo: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 production. It is in one of the oldest-known ambers with insect inclusions.