PBDB Collection

Cedar Lake (MCZ collection) (Cretaceous of Canada)

Also known as Canadian amber

Where: Manitoba, Canada (53.5° N, 100.6° W: paleocoordinates 58.0° N, 62.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Campanian (83.5 - 70.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; amber

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: original chitin, amber

Collected by F.M. Carpenter, C.T. Brues, A.M. Brues, C.T. Parsons in 1937; reposited in the MCZ

Collection methods: surface (float)

Primary reference: W. R. Richards. 1966. Systematics of fossil aphids from Canadian Amber (Homoptera: Aphididae). The Canadian Entomologist 98:746-760 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 122354: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 22.12.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Arachnida
Araneae - Huttoniidae	Huttoniidae indet.¹¹ Huttoniidae indet.¹¹ Simon 1893 spider MCZ 5022, 5024
Araneae - Lagonomegopidae	Grandoculus chemahawinensis n. gen. n. sp.¹⁰ Grandoculus chemahawinensis n. gen. n. sp.¹⁰ Penney 2004 spider MCZ 5000
Insecta
Hemiptera - Canadaphididae	Alloambria caudata n. gen. n. sp., Alloambria infelicis n. sp.⁸, Canadaphis carpenteri⁹, Pseudambria longirostris n. gen. n. sp. Alloambria caudata n. gen. n. sp. Richards 1966 aphid MCZ 5219 Alloambria infelicis n. sp.⁸ Kania and Wegierek 2005 aphid MCZ 7131 Canadaphis carpenteri⁹ Essig 1937 aphid MCZ 6058 Pseudambria longirostris n. gen. n. sp. Richards 1966 aphid MCZ 5220
Hemiptera - Palaeoaphididae	Ambaraphis kotejai n. sp.⁸, Ambaraphis costalis n. gen. n. sp. Ambaraphis kotejai n. sp.⁸ Kania and Wegierek 2005 aphid MCZ 7130 Ambaraphis costalis n. gen. n. sp. Richards 1966 aphid MCZ 5292
Hemiptera - Electrococcidae	Electrococcus canadensis n. gen. n. sp.¹ Electrococcus canadensis n. gen. n. sp.¹ Beardsley 1969 scale insect MCZ 6623
Hymenoptera - Mymarommatidae	Archaeromma sp.¹⁴, "Archaeromma minutissima" = Archaeromma minutissimum¹⁴, "Archaeromma nearctica" = Archaeromma nearcticum¹⁴, "Protooctonus masneri n. gen. n. sp." = Archaeromma masneri¹⁴ Archaeromma sp.¹⁴ Yoshimoto 1975 false fairy wasp MCZ 5275 "Archaeromma minutissima" = Archaeromma minutissimum¹⁴ Brues 1937 false fairy wasp MCZ 5277,5284,5344,5273,5285,5286 (Brues 1938 coll) "Archaeromma nearctica" = Archaeromma nearcticum¹⁴ Yoshimoto 1975 false fairy wasp MCZ 5284,5316,5277 "Protooctonus masneri n. gen. n. sp." = Archaeromma masneri¹⁴ Yoshimoto 1975 false fairy wasp MCZ 5333,5290,5289
Hymenoptera -	Distylopus bisegmentus n. gen. n. sp.¹⁴ Distylopus bisegmentus n. gen. n. sp.¹⁴ Yoshimoto 1975 chalcid wasp MCZ 5298
Hymenoptera - Mymaridae	Triadomerus sp.¹⁴, Triadomerus bulbosus¹⁴, Carpenteriana tumida n. gen. n. sp.¹⁴, Enneagmus pristinus n. gen. n. sp.¹⁴ Triadomerus sp.¹⁴ Yoshimoto 1975 fairyfly MCZ 5250 Triadomerus bulbosus¹⁴ Yoshimoto 1975 fairyfly MCZ 5279,5294,5274 Carpenteriana tumida n. gen. n. sp.¹⁴ Yoshimoto 1975 fairyfly MCZ 5349,5331 Enneagmus pristinus n. gen. n. sp.¹⁴ Yoshimoto 1975 fairyfly MCZ 5319,5332
Hymenoptera - Baeomorphidae	Baeomorpha dubitata¹⁴, "Baeomorpha ovatata" = Baeomorpha ovatata¹⁴, "Baeomorpha elongata n. sp." = Baeomorpha ovatata¹⁴, "Baeomorpha distincta n. sp." = Baeomorpha ovatata¹⁴ Baeomorpha dubitata¹⁴ Brues 1937 chalcid wasp MCZ 5283,5280,5288,5291,5247 "Baeomorpha ovatata" = Baeomorpha ovatata¹⁴ Yoshimoto 1975 chalcid wasp MCZ 5249 "Baeomorpha elongata n. sp." = Baeomorpha ovatata¹⁴ Yoshimoto 1975 chalcid wasp MCZ 5252,5251,5248,5292 "Baeomorpha distincta n. sp." = Baeomorpha ovatata¹⁴ Yoshimoto 1975 chalcid wasp MCZ 5297,5251,5345,5278
Hymenoptera -	Bouceklytus arcuodens n. gen. n. sp.¹⁴ Bouceklytus arcuodens n. gen. n. sp.¹⁴ Yoshimoto 1975 chalcid wasp MCZ 5291
Hymenoptera - Pemphredonidae	Lisponema singularis n. gen. n. sp.⁵ Lisponema singularis n. gen. n. sp.⁵ Evans 1969 aphid wasp MCZ 6875
Hymenoptera - Chrysididae	Procleptes carpenteri n. gen. n. sp.⁵ Procleptes carpenteri n. gen. n. sp.⁵ Evans 1969 cuckoo wasp MCZ 1234
Diptera - Ceratopogonidae	Leptoconops (Leptoconops) primaevus³, Culicoides canadensis³, Culicoides agamus³, Culicoides filipalpis³, Culicoides tyrrelli³, Culicoides annosus n. sp.³, Culicoides obuncus n. sp.³, Palaeobrachypogon remmi³, Palaeobrachypogon vetus³, Peronehelea chrimikalydia³, Heleageron arenatus³, Atriculicoides sp.³, Atriculicoides globosus³ Leptoconops (Leptoconops) primaevus³ Borkent 1995 biting midge MCZ 9000, 9001 (2 specimens) Culicoides canadensis³ Boesel 1937 biting midge MCZ 9019 Culicoides agamus³ Borkent 1995 biting midge MCZ 9020 (3 specimens), 9021 Culicoides filipalpis³ Remm 1976 biting midge MCZ 9010, 9011 (2 specimens), 9012-9017 Culicoides tyrrelli³ Boesel 1937 biting midge MCZ 9009, 9018 Culicoides annosus n. sp.³ Borkent 1995 biting midge MCZ 6890 Culicoides obuncus n. sp.³ Borkent 1995 biting midge MCZ 9023, 9024 Palaeobrachypogon remmi³ Borkent 1995 biting midge MCZ 9029, 9030 (2 specimens) Palaeobrachypogon vetus³ Borkent 1995 biting midge MCZ 9031 Peronehelea chrimikalydia³ Borkent 1995 biting midge MCZ 9025-9028 Heleageron arenatus³ Borkent 1995 biting midge MCZ 6897, 9022 Atriculicoides sp.³ Remm 1976 biting midge MCZ 6901 Atriculicoides globosus³ Boesel 1937 biting midge MCZ 6894, 6907a,b, 9002-9006, 9007 (2 speimens), 9008 (10 specimens), 9009
Diptera - Stratiomyidae	Cretaceogaster pygmaeus n. gen. n. sp.¹³ Cretaceogaster pygmaeus n. gen. n. sp.¹³ Teskey 1971 soldier fly MCZ 6954
Diptera - Empididae	Apalocnemis canadambris n. gen. n. sp.⁷ Apalocnemis canadambris n. gen. n. sp.⁷ Grimaldi and Cumming 1999 dagger fly MCZ 6908
Diptera - Atelestidae	Prolatomyia elongata n. gen. n. sp.⁷, Cretodromia glaesa n. gen. n. sp.⁷, Nemedromia campania⁷ Prolatomyia elongata n. gen. n. sp.⁷ Grimaldi and Cumming 1999 fly MCZ 6906 Cretodromia glaesa n. gen. n. sp.⁷ Grimaldi and Cumming 1999 fly MCZ 7097 Nemedromia campania⁷ Grimaldi and Cumming 1999 fly MCZ 6907
Diptera - Hybotidae	Mesoplatypalpus carpenteri n. gen. n. sp.⁷, Cretoplatypalpus americanus n. sp.⁷ Mesoplatypalpus carpenteri n. gen. n. sp.⁷ Grimaldi and Cumming 1999 dance fly MCZ 6911 Cretoplatypalpus americanus n. sp.⁷ Grimaldi and Cumming 1999 dance fly MCZ 6914
Diptera - Dolichopodidae	Archichrysotus manitobus n. sp.⁷ Archichrysotus manitobus n. sp.⁷ Grimaldi and Cumming 1999 long-legged fly MCZ 7096
Diptera - Phoridae	"Prioriphora intermedia n. sp." = Maksika intermedia⁴, Prioriphora setifemoralis n. sp.⁴ "Prioriphora intermedia n. sp." = Maksika intermedia⁴ Brown and Pike 1990 scuttle fly MCZ 7098 Prioriphora setifemoralis n. sp.⁴ Brown and Pike 1990 scuttle fly MCZ 6571
Diptera - Cecidomyiidae	Cretocordylomyia quadriseries n. gen. n. sp.⁶, Cretomiastor ferejunctus⁶ Cretocordylomyia quadriseries n. gen. n. sp.⁶ Gagné 1977 gall midge MCZ 6931 Cretomiastor ferejunctus⁶ Gagné 1977 gall midge MCZ 6937
Diptera - Keroplatidae	Plesiognoriste carpenteri n. gen. n. sp.² Plesiognoriste carpenteri n. gen. n. sp.² Blagoderov and Grimaldi 2004 long beaked fungus gnat MCZ 6927
Diptera - Mycetophilidae	Lecadonileia parvistyla n. gen. n. sp.², Zeliinia occidentalis n. sp.², Nedocosia canadensis n. sp.², Synapha longistyla n. sp.² Lecadonileia parvistyla n. gen. n. sp.² Blagoderov and Grimaldi 2004 fungus gnat MCZ 6941 Zeliinia occidentalis n. sp.² Blagoderov and Grimaldi 2004 fungus gnat MCZ 6943 Nedocosia canadensis n. sp.² Blagoderov and Grimaldi 2004 fungus gnat MCZ 6897 Synapha longistyla n. sp.² Blagoderov and Grimaldi 2004 fungus gnat MCZ 6944
Diptera - Bibionidae	Plecia myersi n. sp.¹² Plecia myersi n. sp.¹² Peterson 1975 love bug MCZ 6573

¹Beardsley 1969; ²Blagoderov and Grimaldi 2004; ³Borkent 1995; ⁴Brown and Pike 1990; ⁵Evans 1969; ⁶Gagné 1977; ⁷Grimaldi and Cumming 1999; ⁸Kania and Wegierek 2005; ⁹Ogłaza and Wegierek 2023; ¹⁰Penney 2004; ¹¹Penney and Selden 2006; ¹²Peterson 1975; ¹³Teskey 1971; ¹⁴Yoshimoto 1975