Fossil thrips of the family Uzelothripidae suggest 53 million years of morphological and ecological stability

• Autorzy: Nel P. , Schmidt A. R. , Bassler C. , Nel A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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The new fossil thrips Uzelothrips eocenicus P. Nel and A. Nel sp. nov. (Thysanoptera: Uzelothripidae) is described from two lowermost Eocene amber−preserved specimens (one macropterous and one apterous). The family Uzelothripidae is only known so far from a single extant species, Uzelothrips scabrosus. The fossils differ from the extant species only by the antennal segments III and IV, which appear distinctly separated instead of being fused as in the in the extant U. scabrosus. Dark−coloured hyphae and conidia of the Dothideomycetes (Ascomycota) which are likely to belong to the sooty moulds (Capnodiales) are attached to the apterous fossil specimen. We consider this arthropod−fungus association not to be accidental since these fungi are also found in extant specimens of these uzelothripids, suggesting very specific long−term interactions and strong habitat specificity.

Słowa kluczowe

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fossil; thrip; morphological stability; ecological stability; Arthropoda; Thysanoptera; Uzelothripidae; fungi; Ascomycota; Capnodiales; sooty mould; amber; Eocene; France

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: 58
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.609-614,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Nel P.

• CNRS UMR 7205, MNHN, CP 50, Entomologie, 45 Rue Buffon, F-75005 Paris, France
• AgroParisTech, 16 rue Claude Bernard, F-75231 Paris Cedex 05, France

autor

Schmidt A. R.

• Georg-August-Universität Gottingen, Courant Research Centre Geobiology, Goldschmidtstr.3, 37077 Gottingen, Germany

autor

Bassler C.

• Nationalparkverwaltung Bayerischer Wald, Sachgebiet Forschung und Dokumentation, Freyunger Str.2, 94481 Grafenau, Germany

autor

Nel A.

• CNRS UMR 7205, MNHN, CP 50, Entomologie, 45 Rue Buffon, F-75005 Paris, France

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