Joanna Choufani, Vincent Perrichot, Dany Azar, André Nel
Paleontological Contributions 2014 (10H), 34-40, (1 December 2014) https://doi.org/10.17161/PC.1808.15988
KEYWORDS: Insecta, Leptoconopinae, Ceratopogoninae, France, Cretaceous, Insectes, Leptoconopinae, Ceratopogoninae, France, Crétacé
The ceratopogonids from Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian to Santonian) amber of Vendée, in northwestern France, are studied. The new species Leptoconops (Leptoconops) gravesi n. sp., Leptoconops species undetermined, and Culicoides doyeni n. sp., are described, illustrated, and compared with other fossil species known for these two genera.