Revision of the subfamily Pitarinae Stewart, 1930 (Eucallista Dall, 1902; Austrocallista Erdmann & Morra, 1985; Proteopitar gen. nov.) from Cenozoic southern South America: systematic and phylogenetic analyses

• Published in: Journal of systematic palaeontology Vol. 18; no. 5; pp. 433 - 460
• Main Authors: Alvarez, Maximiliano Jorge, del Río, Claudia Julia, Martínez, Sergio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Taylor & Francis 03.03.2020; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Amiantis; Austrocallista; Cenozoic; Eocene; Eucallista; Fossils; Lectotype; Lectotypes; Miocene; Nymphs; Oligocene; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Pitarinae; Pleistocene; Pliocene; Proteopitar gen. nov; Species; Taxa; Brazil; Argentina; Chile; United States > US; Peru; Atlantic Ocean

Systematic and phylogenetic analyses of fossil and extant Pitarinae of the South-Western Atlantic Ocean and Chile have been performed. The group is represented by Eucallista Dall, 1902 (early Miocene-Recent), Austrocallista Erdmann & Morra, 1985 (Eocene-Pliocene) and Proteopitar gen. nov. (middl...