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Fossil insects from the lithographic limenstone of Montsech (late Jurassic-early Cretaceous), Lérida Province, Spain

Year: 1985

Type: article

Abstract: Fossil insects from the Lithographic Limestone (Upper Jurassic or Lower Cretaceous), Montsech, Lerida, Spain are described; their affinities and faunal significance are discussed. Seven orders of insects are represented (Ephemeroptera, Blattodea, Odonata, Hemiptera, Coleoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera), three of which are previously unknown from this locality. The following six new species are described: Mesopalingea lerida gen. et sp. nov. (mayfly), Artltocoblatta hispanica (cockroach), Condalia woottoni gen. et sp. nov. (dragonfly), Wonnacottella pulcherrima gen. et sp. nov. (palaeontinid), Chrysobotris (?) ballae (buprestid beetle) and Eobelus solutus (eobelid weevil).

Source: Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Geology

DOI: 10.5962/bhl.part.5051

Authors: Paul Ernest Sutton Whalley, E A Jarzembowski

Institution: British Museum

Language: English

Topic: Fossil Insects in Amber

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W200072022

FWCI: 0.782

Cites: 19

Cited by: 73

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