Nedocosia canadensis, BLAGODEROV & GRIMALDI, 2004

BLAGODEROV, VLADIMIR & GRIMALDI, DAVID, 2004, Fossil Sciaroidea (Diptera) in Cretaceous Ambers, Exclusive of Cecidomyiidae, Sciaridae, and Keroplatidae, American Museum Novitates 3433 (1), pp. 1-76 : 38

Nedocosia canadensis , new species

Plate 5B

DIAGNOSIS: Sc meets R before level of base of the stem of M 1+2. R 1 2.5Χ length of r­m. M 3+4 and CuA fork at the level of r­m. M3 section shorter than r­m crossvein. Laterotergites and mediotergite bare.

DESCRIPTION: Body length = 1.50 mm (preserved part). Head: Occiput with setae of different length. Ocelli not seen. Eyes with round facets, setulose. Scape small, pedicel subconical. Flagellum 14­segmented, flagellomeres cylindrical, lengths equal to widths, densely covered by trichia no longer than half width of basal flagellomere. Three segments of palpi seen, combined length equal to head height. Thorax: Scutum uniformly setose with long and short setae. Antepronotum with two very long setae and several short ones. Laterotergites and mediotergite bare. Wing: Sc meets R before level of base of the stem of M 1+2. R 1 2.5Χ length of r­m. Crossvein r­m 1.3Χ length of M3 section. Base of fork of M 3+4 –CuA proximal to base of fork of M 1 –M 2.

MATERIAL: Holotype MCZC 6897, incomplete specimen, sex unknown. Canada: Manitoba, Cedar Lake , coll. F. M. Carpenter.

ETYMOLOGY: The species epithet is a reference to the country of origin of the amber.