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The oldest Trichoceridae (Diptera) from the Lower Jurassic of Kyrgyzstan: implications of the biomechanical properties of their wings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 January 2018

Ewa Krzemińska  and
Elena Lukashevich
Ewa Krzemińska*
Affiliation:
Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Sławkowska 17; 31-016 Kraków, Poland. Email: ekrzeminska9@gmail.com
Elena Lukashevich
Affiliation:
Arthropoda Lab, Palaeontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Profsoyuznaya 123; 117997 Moscow, Russia. elukashevich@hotmail.com
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*Corresponding author
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Abstract

Here is described the oldest known species of Trichoceridae, from Sogyuty, near lake Issyk-Kul (Kyrgyzstan; Lower Jurassic: Sinemurian). The species is placed in the genus Mailotrichocera Kalugina, 1985in Kalugina & Kovalev (1985), based on isolated wings. The venation of fossil and Recent Trichoceridae is discussed in terms of the biomechanical properties of the wings. The wings of the stem lineage of the family, characterised by a short subcostal vein, also had a larger distal supporting sector than younger lineages, including Recent representatives.

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Deformable wing zonefossil fliesinsect flightnew speciesMailotrichoceraSinemuriansupporting wing zone
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Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 107 , Issue 2-3: Fossil Insects, Arthropods and Amber , June 2016 , pp. 173 - 176
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Copyright © The Royal Society of Edinburgh 2018 

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