Leptoconops antiquus
Leptoconops antiquus | |
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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]
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