†Leptoconops (Palaeoconops) antiquus Borkent 2001 (biting midge)
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Insecta - Diptera - Ceratopogonidae
Full reference: A. Borkent. 2001. Leptoconops (Diptera: Ceratopohonidae), the earliest extant lineage of biting midge, discovered in 120-122 million-year-old Lebanese amber. American Museum Novitates 3328:1-11
Belongs to Leptoconops (Palaeoconops) according to A. Borkent and P. Dominiak 2020
See also Borkent 2001, Borkent 2013 and Szadziewski 2018
Sister taxon: Leptoconops (Palaeoconops) amplificatus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Lebanese amber, Bchare Mountain (AMNH collection), which is in a Barremian terrestrial amber in Lebanon
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Lebanese amber, Bchare Mountain (AMNH collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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