Cretaceous Saurophthiridae (Aphaniptera) as pupiparous pre-fleas of diving pterosaurs
- Авторы: Shcherbakov D.1
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Учреждения:
- Borissiak Paleontological Institute
- Выпуск: Том 51, № 2 (2017)
- Страницы: 183-185
- Раздел: Article
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0031-0301/article/view/166984
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031030117020149
- ID: 166984
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Аннотация
By analogy with bat ectoparasites, it is assumed that Saurophthirus, a permanent ectoparasite of pterosaurs, was pupiparous (the female gave birth to a mature larva, which pupated immediately). The enlarged tracheal trunks containing air for the larva developing in the mother’s uterus indicate that Saurophthirus was a parasite of diving pterosaurs. The Saurophthiridae are the first Mesozoic insect group supposed to be pupiparous.
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D. Shcherbakov
Borissiak Paleontological Institute
Автор, ответственный за переписку.
Email: dshh@narod.ru
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