A new species of “Orthophlebiidae” (Insecta: Mecoptera) from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China

A new species of “Orthophlebiidae”, Orthophlebia riccardii n. sp., is described from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China. Males of the genus have the last segments of the abdomen enlarged and modified with spurs and projections ending in clamp like dististyli. The new species can be disting...

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Autores: Petrulevicius, Julian Fernando, Ren, Dong
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/216093
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/216093
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mecoptera
Orthophlebiidae
Jurásico
China
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Sumario:A new species of “Orthophlebiidae”, Orthophlebia riccardii n. sp., is described from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China. Males of the genus have the last segments of the abdomen enlarged and modified with spurs and projections ending in clamp like dististyli. The new species can be distinguished from all known species by its bigger size and the presence of a distinct organization of the abdomen of the male.