Jk. Gelhaus et R. Johnson, FIRST RECORD OF CRANE FLIES (TIPULIDAE, LIMONIINAE) IN UPPER CRETACEOUS AMBER FROM NEW-JERSEY, USA, Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 122(1), 1996, pp. 55-65
Limonia dillonae new species and Cheilotrichia (Empeda) cretacea new s
pecies are described and illustrated from specimens in amber from the
Upper Cretaceous (Turonian, 90-94 million years ago) Raritan-Magothy F
ormation at Sayreville, New Jersey. The two species are the first cran
e flies characterized from these amber deposits and are compared with
extant and fossil species. Limonia dillonae n. sp. and Cheilotrichia c
retacea n. sp. are the oldest undisputed fossil specimens for these ge
nera. A listing of the 15 orders and 45 families of insects and other
organisms represented in this particular amber collection is given.