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New biting midges from the Cretaceous amber of Lebanon (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

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Pages 272-285 | Accepted 25 Sep 2014, Published online: 16 Feb 2015
 

Summary

New Ceratopogonidae from the Early Cretaceous amber of Hammana (Central Lebanon) are studied. Five new species (Lebanoculicoides daheri sp. nov., Protoculicoides krzeminskii sp. nov., Archiaustroconops annae sp. nov., Archiaustroconops hammanensis sp. nov., and Archiaustroconops dominiakae sp. nov.) are characterized, described, illustrated, and compared with other Cretaceous taxa. New keys for species of the three genera Lebanoculioides, Protoculicoides, and Archiaustroconops, but also for all genera of Lebanese fossil biting midges, are proposed.

Résumé

Nouveaux ceratopogonides de l’ambre Crétacé du Liban (Diptera : Ceratopodonidae). De nouveaux ceratopogonides de l’ambre du Crétacé Inférieur de Hammana (Centre du Liban) sont étudiés. Cinq nouvelles espèces (Lebanoculicoides daheri sp. nov., Protoculicoides krzeminskii sp. nov., Archiaustroconops annae sp. nov., Archiaustroconops hammanensis sp. nov. et Archiaustroconops dominiakae sp. nov.) sont caractérisées, décrites, illustrées et comparées avec les autres fossiles crétacés. De nouvelles clés de détermination des espèces des trois genres Lebanoculioides, Protoculicoides et Archiaustroconops, ainsi que de tous les genres des Ceratopogonidae fossiles du Liban, sont proposées.

Acknowledgments

This work is a contribution to the research team in the Lebanese University “Biodiversity: Origin, Structure, Evolution and Geology” (BOSEG ER023), allotted to Professor Dany Azar. This study is supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness [project CGL2011-23948/BTE].

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