Leptoconops antiquus

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Leptoconops antiquus
Scientific classification
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Diptera
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Subgenus:
Palaeoconops
Species:
L. antiquus
Binomial name
Leptoconops antiquus
Borkent, 2001

Leptoconops antiquus is an extinct species of biting

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.