New Species of Cretolimonia and Mesotipula (Diptera: Limoniidae) from the Middle Jurassic of Northeastern China
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This research was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (No. 2012CB821906), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 31230065 and 41272006), Great Wall Scholar of Beijing Municipal Commission of Education and Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (IRT13081).

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    Two new species, Cretolimonia excelsa sp. nov. and Mesotipula gloriosa sp. nov., in Limoniidae of Diptera are described and illustrated, based on three fossil specimens with bodies and complete wings. These specimens were collected from the latest Middle Jurassic Jiulongshan Formation at Daohugou, Inner Mongolia, China. These are the first fossil records of these two genera from China.

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GAO Jiaqi, SHIH Chungkun, HAO Yunyun, REN Dong.2015. New Species of Cretolimonia and Mesotipula (Diptera: Limoniidae) from the Middle Jurassic of Northeastern China[J]. Acta Geologica Sinica(),89(6):1789-1796

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  • Received:March 11,2015
  • Revised:May 22,2015
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  • Online: December 16,2015
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