Leptoconops antiquus

Leptoconops antiquus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Ceratopogonidae
Genus:
Leptoconops
Subgenus:
Palaeoconops
Species:
L. antiquus
Binomial name
Leptoconops antiquus
Borkent, 2001

Leptoconops antiquus 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 Lebanon.[1]

The species name antiquus (ancient) was given in reference to the great age of the fossil.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Borkent, Art (26 April 2001). "Leptoconops (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), the Earliest Extant Lineage of Biting Midge, Discovered in 120-122 Million-Year-Old Lebanese Amber". American Museum Novitates. 3328: 1–11.
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