Cretocordylomyia
Cretocordylomyia is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The one described species - Cretocordylomyia quadriseries - is only known from Canadian amber from the Late Cretaceous collected in Canada near Cedar Lake.[1] This genus was established by American entomologist Raymond J. Gagne in 1977.[1]
| Cretocordylomyia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Subfamily: | Micromyinae |
| Tribe: | Campylomyzini |
| Genus: | †Cretocordylomyia Gagne, 1977 |
| Type species | |
| Cretocordylomyia quadriseries Gagne, 1977 | |
References
- R.J. Gagne; M. Jaschof (2021). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (5th ed.). ISBN 978-0-9863941-3-3. Wikidata Q109561625.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.