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A new needle stonefly with parasitic mites from the Eocene Baltic amber

ZHI-TENG CHEN HONG-LING LIU

Abstrak

Baltileuctra dewalti Chen sp. nov., a new extinct species of needle stoneflies (Leuctridae, Plecoptera), is described and illustrated from the Eocene Baltic amber and compared to the other leuctrids. Baltileuctra dewalti Chen sp. nov. differs from both extant and extinct representatives of Leuctridae by a combination of morphological characters including wing venation, unique terminalia structures, and cercal modification. The most distinguishable character for the new taxon is the presence of two dentate long spines lateral to a well-developed subanal probe. Several parasitic mites are also found on the new stonefly. This is the earliest known fossil evidence for mite parasitism in Plecoptera.

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Fossil man. Human paleontology Paleontology

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ZHI-TENG CHEN

HONG-LING LIU

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CHEN, Z., LIU, H. (2022). A new needle stonefly with parasitic mites from the Eocene Baltic amber. https://doi.org/10.4202/app.00984.2022

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Tahun Terbit: 2022
Sumber Database: DOAJ
DOI: 10.4202/app.00984.2022
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