Journal
CRETACEOUS RESEARCH
Volume 123, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2021.104776
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Fossil insects; Gondwana; Taxonomy; Tipuloidea
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- FAPESP [2020/02844-5, 2017/16305-6]
- UFABC
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Four new species of the genus Leptotarsus in the family Tipulidae were discovered in the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil. This brings the total number of Leptotarsus species in the Crato Formation to 8. An identification key for all Cretaceous Leptotarsus species worldwide is provided in this study.
Four new species of Dipteran belonging to the genus Leptotarsus (family Tipulidae) are described for the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil: Leptotarsus lemeae sp. nov., Leptotarsus andradei sp. nov., Leptotarsus gelhausi sp. nov. and Leptotarsus ivoneae sp. nov. With the new taxa described herein, a total of 8 Leptotarsus species are now recorded for the Crato Formation. An identification key to all world Cretaceous Leptotarsus species is provided. (c) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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