The first record of Late Cretaceous blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Asia (Yantardakh, Taimyr)


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Abstract

The blackfly Simuliites yantardakh sp. nov. from the Taimyr amber is described. It is distinguished from the only known Late Cretaceous blackfly from the New Jersey amber Archicnephia ornithoraptor Currie et Grimaldi by the twice larger size, the short pubescent antenna, only slightly expanded antennomeres 1 and 2; the small palpomere 3, which is 1.5 times as wide as palpomere 4; and the shorter mouth appendages.

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E. E. Perkovsky

Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology

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Email: perkovsk@gmail.com
Ukraine, ul. Bogdana Khmel’nitskogo 15, Kiev, 01601

E. B. Sukhomlin

Lesi Ukrainki East European National University

Email: perkovsk@gmail.com
Ukraine, pr. Voli 13, Lutsk, 43025

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