INVESTIGADORES
PETRULEVICIUS Julian Fernando
artículos
Título:
First psocodean (Psocodea, Empheriidae) from the Cretaceous amber of New Jersey
Autor/es:
AZAR D., NEL, A Y PETRULEVICIUS J. F.
Revista:
ACTA GEOLOGICA SINICA-ENGLISH EDITION
Editorial:
WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC
Referencias:
Lugar: Beijing; Año: 2010 vol. 84 p. 762 - 767
ISSN:
1000-9515
Resumen:
Representatives of the extinct psocid family Empheriidae are known from Eocene Baltic amber, Lowermost Eocene French amber (Oise), and Lower Cretaceous Spanish amber (Alava). We report herein the first discovery an empheriid psocid from the Cretaceous amber of New Jersey as Jerseyempheria grimaldii gen. et sp. nov. The fossil is figured and described. The new species is distinguished from related taxa. A discussion and checklist of Empheriidae are provided.
