Leptotarsus cretaceus Ribeiro and Lukashevich 2014 (crane fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Tipulidae

Full reference: G. C. Ribeiro and E. D. Lukashevich. 2014. New Leptotarsus from the Early Cretaceous of Brazil and Spain: the oldest members of the family Tipulidae (Diptera). Zootaxa 3753:347-363

Belongs to Leptotarsus according to G. C. Ribeiro and E. D. Lukashevich 2014

Sister taxa: Leptotarsus (Longurio), Leptotarsus (Macromastix), Leptotarsus acciolii, Leptotarsus alemaoi, Leptotarsus andradei, Leptotarsus bonifacioi, Leptotarsus buscalioniae, Leptotarsus capanemai, Leptotarsus contractus, Leptotarsus coutoi, Leptotarsus eva, Leptotarsus feijoi, Leptotarsus ferreirai, Leptotarsus gelhausi, Leptotarsus grimaldii, Leptotarsus ibericus, Leptotarsus ivoneae, Leptotarsus lagosi, Leptotarsus lemeae, Leptotarsus lemesi, Leptotarsus lukashevichae, Leptotarsus macquarti, Leptotarsus martinsnetoi, Leptotarsus pereirai, Leptotarsus petrii, Leptotarsus reyi, Leptotarsus ribeiroi, Leptotarsus velosoi

Type specimen: AMNH SA 46354, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Crato (AMNH collection), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large carbonate in the Crato Formation of Brazil.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Crato (AMNH collection)

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