Abstract: A caddisfly fauna from the Middle Miocene of the Stavropol Region (Vishnevaya Balka and Temnolesskaya localities) is described. The formal species Limnephilus kaspievi (Martynova, 1939) is redescribed based on new material, including the hind wings. New genera, Miocenocosmoecus (Limnephilidae) and Calamostavropolia (Calamoceratidae), and eight new species of fossil Trichoptera are described: Limnephilus parakaspievi, L. metakaspievi, L. valliculacerasinus, L. antiquastepposus, Potamophylax martynovorum, Halesus miocenicus, Miocenocosmoecus silvacaliginosus, and Calamostavropolia revolutionaria.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1593-1609
Number of pages17
JournalPaleontological Journal
Volume52
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2018

    Research areas

  • Insecta, Miocene, new taxa, Russia, Trichoptera

    Scopus subject areas

  • Insect Science
  • Paleontology

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