Discovery of the most ancient member of family Tanyderidae (Diptera) from the Lower Jurassic (Sinemurian) of England

Kornelia Skibińska; Wiesław Krzemiński; Robert A Coram

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3857.1.6

Discovery of the most ancient member of family Tanyderidae (Diptera) from the Lower Jurassic (Sinemurian) of England

Zootaxa. 2014 Aug 28;3857(1):125-30. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3857.1.6.

Authors

Kornelia Skibińska¹, Wiesław Krzemiński², Robert A Coram³

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland.; Email: [email protected].
² Pedagogical University, Krakow, Poland.; Email: [email protected].
³ 6 Battlemead, Swanage, Dorset BH19 1PH, UK.; Email: [email protected].

PMID: 25283100
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3857.1.6

Abstract

Nannotanyderus oliviae sp. nov. from the Lower Jurassic (Sinemurian) of England, the oldest representative of family Tanyderidae, is described and illustrated.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animals
Diptera / anatomy & histology
Diptera / classification*
Diptera / growth & development
England
Fossils / anatomy & histology
Organ Size
Wings, Animal / anatomy & histology
Wings, Animal / growth & development