New biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Late Cretaceous Vendean amber
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Issue Date
2014-12-01Author
Choufani, Joanna
Perrichot, Vincent
Azar, Dany
Nel, André
Publisher
Paleontological Institute
Type
Article
Article Version
Scholary, edited volume
Is part of series
Paleontological Contributions;10H
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The ceratopogonids from Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian to Santonian) amber of Vendée, in northwestern France, are studied. The new species Leptoconops (Leptoconops) gravesi n. sp., Leptoconops species undetermined, and Culicoides doyeni n. sp., are described, illustrated, and compared with other fossil species known for these two genera.
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1946-0279Collections
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