title: New species and revisions of Pediciidae (Diptera) from the Middle Jurassic of northeastern China and Russia.
abstract: Two new species of Praearchitipula Kalugina, 1985, P. apprima sp. nov. and P. mirabilis sp. nov., are described and illustrated from the late Middle Jurassic Jiulongshan Formation of Daohugou in eastern Inner Mongolia, China. In addition, we propose to transfer Architipula abnormis Hao & Ren, 2009 (which is from the same locality of Daohugou) from Architipula of Limoniidae to Praearchitipula of Pediciidae: Praearchitipula abnormis (Hao & Ren, 2009) comb. nov. In addition, we propose to transfer Praearchitipula spasskia Kalugina, 1985 to the genus Mesotipula (Limoniidae, Architipulinae). We also suggest treating Praearchitipula lata Kalugina, 1985 as a junior synonym of Praearchitipula notabilis Kalugina, 1985. An emended generic diagnosis of Praearchitipula is provided.
authors.affiliation: Key Lab of Insect Evolution and Environmental Changes, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Jiaqi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Key Lab of Insect Evolution and Environmental Changes, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Chungkun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.affiliation: Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kopeć
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biology, Pedagogical University of Kraków, podbrzezie 3, 31-054 Kraków, Poland.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Wiesław
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Krzemiński
authors.affiliation: Key Lab of Insect Evolution and Environmental Changes, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China.; Email: rendong@mail.cnu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ren
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D002681:China; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D005580:Fossils / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000266:history; D049690:History, Ancient; D009929:Organ Size; D012426:Russia