Leptoconops zherikhini
Leptoconops zherikhini is an extinct species of biting midges belonging to the family Ceratopogonidae. This species was described from fossilized remains preserved in Lower Cretaceous amber from Álava, Spain. These fossils represents the earliest known occurrence of extant genus Leptoconops.[1]
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| Species: | L. zherikhini |
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| Leptoconops zherikhini Szadziewski & Arillo, 2003 | |
This species was named in honor of Russian entomologist Vladimir Zherikhin.[1]
References
- Szadziewski, Ryszard; Arillo, Antonio (15 October 2003). "The oldest fossil record of the extant subgenus Leptoconops (Leptoconops)(Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)". Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 46: 271–275.
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