The latest record of the extinct subfamily Eoptychopterinae (Diptera: Ptychopteridae) from Upper Cretaceous amber of North Carolina |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Parasitology, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland;2. Finish Line Road, Bahama, NC 27503-9657, USA;3. Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, S?awkowska 17, 31-016 Kraków, Poland;1. Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México, Coyoacán, 04510, Mexico;2. Calle Emiliano Zapata #112, Revolución, 93390, Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico;3. Groupement d''Intérêt Paléontologique, Science et Exposition, 60 bd Georges Richard, 83000 Toulon, France;4. Department of Earth Sciences, 13 Rue des Maraîchers, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland;5. Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Ciencias de la Tierra Ex – Hacienda de Guadalupe, Linares, N.L., A.P. 104, C.P. 67700, Mexico;6. Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Pachuca, 42184, Mexico;1. Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW, UK;2. Department of Earth Sciences, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3AN, UK;1. Depto. de Ecología y Geología, Fac. de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Campus de Teatinos s/n, 29071 Málaga, Spain;2. Institut für Geowissenschaften, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 234, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany;1. State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, East Beijing Road 39, 210008 Nanjing, PR China;2. Institut für Geowissenschaften, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 234, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany;1. Departamento de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Cr. 30 N. 45-03, Bogotá, Colombia;2. Institut für Geowissenschaften, Im Neuenheimer Feld 234, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany;1. State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology and Center for Excellence in Life and Paleoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 39 East Beijing Road, Nanjing, 210008, China;2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China;3. Laboratory of Evolutionary Entomology and Museum of Amber Inclusions, Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Parasitology, University of Gdańsk, 59, Wita Stwosza Street, PL80-308, Gdańsk, Poland;4. Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
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| Abstract: | A new genus and species of female phantom midge Neuseptychoptera carolinensis gen. et sp. nov. in the fossil subfamily Eoptychopterinae is described and illustrated; this ptychopterid is from Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) amber of North Carolina. This is the first member of Eoptychopterinae from North America and the first found in Campanian age amber. We propose to treat the extinct subfamily Eoptychopterininae Lukashevich, 1995, as a junior synonym of the subfamily Eoptychopterinae Handlirsch, 1906, syn. nov. The elongated mouthparts of the new species have broad labella, and these are functionally interpreted as feeders for honeydew, fermenting plant juices, and nectar rather than for biting. |
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| Keywords: | Campanian gen nov sp nov New synonymy North America Tar Heel Formation |
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