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A Gondwanan record of the extinct genus Cretobibio (Diptera: Bibionidae)

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Author(s):
Lukashevich, Elena Dmitrievna ; Amorim, Dalton De Souza ; Ribeiro, Guilherme Cunha
Total Authors: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: PALAEOENTOMOLOGY; v. 4, n. 5, p. 7-pg., 2021-09-01.
Abstract

A new species of Cretobibio Skartveit & Ansorge, 2020, a genus formerly known only from the Lower Cretaceous of Spain, is described from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil (Crato Formation, upper Aptian). A critical overview of scarce Mesozoic record of the Bibionidae is given. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 20/02844-5 - The paleoentomofauna of the Crato formation (Lower Cretaceous; Araripe Basin): systematics and paleoecology
Grantee:Guilherme Cunha Ribeiro
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants