The oldest known net-winged midges (Insecta: Diptera: Blephariceridae) from the late Mesozoic of northeast China

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 302-309

  Zhang, Junfeng ^a   Lukashevich, Elena D ^b  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^b PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Blephariceridae; China; Diptera; Late Mesozoic; New taxa; Palaeoentomology

Indexed keywords

ENTOMOLOGY; FOSSIL; FOSSIL RECORD; INSECT; MESOZOIC; NEW GENUS; PALEONTOLOGY;

ASIA; CHINA; DAOHUGOU; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NEI MONGGOL;

BLEPHARICERIDAE; DIPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 34247585496     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: 1095998X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2006.05.012     Document Type: Article

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