Trichomyia lengleti
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Trichomyia lengleti Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Psychodidae |
Genus: | Trichomyia |
Species: | †T. lengleti
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Binomial name | |
†Trichomyia lengleti Lak et al., 2008
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Trichomyia lengleti is an extinct species of Cretaceous fly found in the Charentes region of France.[1][2]
It was discovered in 2008 when x-ray technology was used to peer into opaque pieces of amber.
References
[edit]- ^ Fossilworks
- ^ Zicha, Ondrej. "Taxon profile: species Trichomyia lengleti Lak et al., 2008". BioLib: Biological library.