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    Leptoconops gravesi

    Topic: Biology

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    Short description: Extinct species of fly


    Leptoconops gravesi
    Scientific classification
    Kingdom:
    Animalia
    Phylum:
    Arthropoda
    Class:
    Insecta
    Order:
    Diptera
    Family:
    Ceratopogonidae
    Genus:
    Leptoconops
    Subgenus:
    Leptoconops
    Species:
    L. gravesi
    Binomial name
    Leptoconops gravesi
    Choufani et al., 2014

    Leptoconops gravesi is an extinct species of biting midge belonging to the family Ceratopogonidae. This species was described from fossilized remains preserved in Late Cretaceous amber from Vendée, France. The piece of amber containing the holotype specimen also preserved a scelionine wasp and an earwig nymph.[1]

    This species was named in honor of Didier Graves, the collector of the holotype specimen.[1]

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Choufanni, Joanna; Perrichot, Vincent; Azar, Dany; Nel, Andre (1 December 2014). "New Biting Midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Late Cretaceous Vendean Amber". Paleontological Contributions 10H. 

    Wikidata ☰ Q30326298 entry




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