A new chironomid (Insecta: Diptera) from Wealden amber (Lower Cretaceous) of the Isle of Wight (UK)

Geologica Acta

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 285-291

  Jarzembowski, E A ^a,b   Azar, D ^c   Nel, A ^d  

^a Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^d MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Barremian; Chironomidae; Diptera; Insecta; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

AMBER; BARREMIAN; CLASSIFICATION; FOSSIL RECORD; INSECT; NEW SPECIES; PALEONTOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; ISLE OF WIGHT; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ARAUCARIA; CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 55349146582     PISSN: 16956133     EISSN: 16965728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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