Cretaceous Antodicranomyia (Diptera: Limoniidae) and their paleohabitat

Iwona Kania-Kłosok (1) , Vincent Perrichot (2) , Wiesław Krzemiński (3)

1 University of Rzeszow
2 GR - Géosciences Rennes
3 PAN - Polish Academy of Sciences

New representatives of the Cretaceous cranefly genus Antodicranomyia (Diptera: Limoniidae) are reported from Albian-Cenomanian Charentese (French) amber. The newly reported specimens allow for an emended diagnosis of the type species A. azari , as well as the description of a new species, Antodicranomyia rubra sp. nov., which is mostly distinguished from the type species by features of its wing venation, antennae, and genitalia. As a rare, extinct genus known only from French amber, Antodicranomyia is compared with its closest relative genera Antocha , Dicranomyia and Antohelia . The evolutionary implications and paleohabitat of Antodicranomyia are discussed. The new discovery adds to the knowledge of the crane flies’ diversity and evolution in the mid-Cretaceous.

Domains: Paleontology

Iwona Kania-Kłosok, Vincent Perrichot, Wiesław Krzemiński. Cretaceous Antodicranomyia (Diptera: Limoniidae) and their paleohabitat. Scientific Reports, 2022, 12 (1), pp.10167. ⟨10.1038/s41598-022-14182-1⟩. ⟨insu-03699795⟩