The Mesozoic non-calopterygoid Zygoptera: description of new genera and species from the Lower Cretaceous of England and Brazil and their phylogenetic significance (Odonata, Zygoptera, Coenagrionoidea, Hemiphlebioidea, Lestoidea)

Jarzembowski, Edmund A.; Delclòs, Xavier; Bechly, Günter; Nel, André; Coram, Robert A.; Escuillié, François

doi:10.1006/cres.1997.0113

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“…Body fossils of Coenagrionidae are known from several Early Cretaceous localities (Jarzembowski, 1990;Jarzembowski et al, 1998;Jell, 2004). It is unclear if Paleoovoidus arcuatum originated within the Coenagrionidae or possibly from an earlier Mesozoic ancestor shared with the sister-clade Platycnemidae (Bechley, 1996), which generates a similar pattern of oviposition (Watanabe and Atachi, 1987).…”

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Odonatan endophytic oviposition from the Eocene of Patagonia: The ichnogenusPaleoovoidusand implications for behavioral stasis

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ABSTRACT-We document evidence of endophytic oviposition on fossil compression/impression leaves from the early Eocene Laguna del Hunco and middle Eocene Río Pichileufú floras of Patagonia, Argentina. Based on distinctive morphologies and damage patterns of elongate, ovoid, lens-, or teardrop-shaped scars in the leaves, we assign this insect damage to the ichnogenus Paleoovoidus, consisting of an existing ichnospecies, P. rectus, and two new ichnospecies, P. arcuatum and P. bifurcatus. In P. rectus, the scars are characteristically arranged in linear rows along the midvein; in P. bifurcatus, scars are distributed in double rows along the midvein and parallel to secondary veins; and in P. arcuatum, scars are deployed in rectilinear and arcuate rows. In some cases, the narrow, angulate end of individual scars bear a darkened region encompassing a circular hole or similar feature indicating ovipositor tissue penetration. A comparison to the structure and surface pattern of modern ovipositional damage on dicotyledonous leaves suggests considerable similarity to certain zygopteran Odonata. Specifically, members of the Lestidae probably produced P. rectus and P. bifurcatus, whereas species of Coenagrionidae were responsible for P. arcuatum. Both Patagonian localities represent an elevated diversity of potential fern, gymnosperm, and especially angiosperm hosts, the targets of all observed oviposition. However, we did not detect targeting of particular plant families. Our results indicate behavioral stasis for the three ovipositional patterns for at least 50 million years. Nevertheless, synonymy of these oviposition patterns with midMesozoic ichnospecies indicates older origins for these distinctive modes of oviposition.

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Odonatan endophytic oviposition from the Eocene of Patagonia: The ichnogenusPaleoovoidusand implications for behavioral stasis

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“…Finally, Parahemiphlebia and Enteropia both have a long MP and CuA, and a nonrectangular discoidal cell, and can be excluded from further comparison. Cretarchistigma Jarzembowski et al, 1998, Cretahemiphlebia Jarzembowski et al, 1998 and an unnamed damselfly described by Nel et al (2010) are all considered to be closely related to Hemiphlebiidae (Jarzembowski et al 1998, Bechly 1998) but differ from Burmahemiphlebia in having IR1 originating before, instead of distal of, Pt. The extant genus Hemiphlebia differs from Burmahemiphlebia in the presence of a long IR1 originating slightly basal of Pt, the long MP and CuA, a short cell between the bases of RP3/4 and IR2 below Sn, and in developing more crossveins between the main veins (Münz 1919).…”

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“…The earliest member of this family appeared in the Late Jurassic of Mongolia and Transbaikalia, and the group became more widely distributed in the Early Cretaceous, with records from England (Hauterivian-Barremian), Jordan (Barremian), Brazil (late Aptian) and France (latest Albian). The family is also known from the Late Cretaceous of Israel (Turonian) and America (Maastrichtian) (Jarzembowski et al 1998, Bechly 1998, Vassilenko 2005, 2014, Lak et al 2009, Pritykina & Vassilenko 2014.…”

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New damselflies (Odonata: Zygoptera: Hemiphlebiidae, Dysagrionidae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber

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Zhang²,

Nel³

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Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology

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“…morphologies so modified from their ancestral condition as to be difficult to recognize), such as the wing venation (Wootton & Ennos, 1989; Béthoux & Nel, 2001; Béthoux, 2007c). Data on fossil insects have added significantly to the knowledge of highly derived and/or poorly known extant taxa (Pohl et al, 2005; Amorim & Grimaldi, 2006; Pohl & Beutel, 2008), challenged previous character polarizations (Azar et al, 2008) and provided evidence of convergence (Jarzembowski et al, 1998; Pohl et al, 2005), with significance for phylogenetic hypotheses.…”

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Gaps and nodes between fossil and extant insects

Béthoux

2009

Systematic Entomology

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. Traditional contributions of the insect fossil record are listed. Fossil material indicates the earliest occurrence of a group, which in turn is useful for inferring clade divergence dates and net diversification rates. Fossil material provides complementary information on the dynamics of taxonomic diversity. Geographical occurrences outside the extant range of a taxon can be used to infer climatic macro‐fluctuations. In short, the fossil record of insects is essential for pointing out the major factors responsible for the mega‐diversity of the group, and of some of its internal lineages. Reliable taxonomic assignments and phylogenetic hypotheses underpin broader generalizations. In that respect, a problem is the inadequate integration of data from fossil and extant insect taxa in phylogenetic investigations. Stumbling blocks lie at various systematic levels. Unreliability of specimen‐based data, of species delimitation, and of homology assumptions, might have been responsible for a disdain by some entomologists for palaeoentomological literature. Idiosyncratic (and in cases flawed) methods aimed at investigating phylogenetic relationships used by a fraction of the palaeoentomological community might also have contributed to this situation. Concurrently, the traditional nomenclatural procedure might prevent effective communication between neo‐ and palaeoentomologists. Augmenting the available information on the wing venation of extant taxa would significantly advance palaeoentomology, and provide a relevant broad‐scale character system. Furthermore, the entomological community should contribute to experimentations of various nomenclatural procedures, with the aim of developing an optimal approach in terms of communication and information retrieval.

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The Mesozoic non-calopterygoid Zygoptera: description of new genera and species from the Lower Cretaceous of England and Brazil and their phylogenetic significance (Odonata, Zygoptera, Coenagrionoidea, Hemiphlebioidea, Lestoidea)

Cited by 26 publications

References 6 publications

Odonatan endophytic oviposition from the Eocene of Patagonia: The ichnogenusPaleoovoidusand implications for behavioral stasis

Odonatan endophytic oviposition from the Eocene of Patagonia: The ichnogenusPaleoovoidusand implications for behavioral stasis

New damselflies (Odonata: Zygoptera: Hemiphlebiidae, Dysagrionidae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber

Gaps and nodes between fossil and extant insects

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