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A NEW FAMILY DREPANOCHAITOPHORIDAE (HO‐MOPTERA: APHIDOIDEA) FROM EOCENE FUSHUN AMBER OF LIAONING PROVINCE CHINA *
Author(s) -
Zhang Guangxue,
Hong Youchong
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
insect science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1744-7917
pISSN - 1672-9609
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7917.1999.tb00159.x
Subject(s) - china , biology , beijing , zhàng , genus , type specimen , type (biology) , botany , archaeology , ecology , history
This paper deals with a new family Drepanochaitophoridae from Eocene Fushun Amber of Limning Province, China, a new genus, Drepanochaitophorus Zhang et Hong and a new species, Drepanochailophorus fushunensis Zhang et Hong. The similarities and differences among Drepanochaitophoridae, Drepanosiphidae and Chaitophoridae are listed and discussed. The type specimen is deposited in Beijing Museum of Natural History.