Dungeyella

Dungeyella is an extinct genus of chironomid from the Wealden amber of the Isle of Wight, UK.[1]

Dungeyella
Temporal range: Barremian, 125 Ma
Holotype specimen of Dungeyella in amber
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Subfamily: Buchonomyiinae
Genus: Dungeyella
Species:
D. gavini
Binomial name
Dungeyella gavini
Jarzembowski, et al. 2009

References

  1. Jarzembowski, E.; Azar, D.; Nel, A. (2009-04-24). "A new chironomid (Insecta: Diptera) from Wealden amber (Lower Cretaceous) of the Isle of Wight (UK)". Geologica Acta. 6 (3): 285–291. doi:10.1344/105.000000257. ISSN 1696-5728.


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