Xenopsychoda Azar and Ziadé 2005 (moth fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Psychodidae

Full reference: D. Azar and K. Ziadé. 2005. Xenopsychoda harbi, a new psychodoid fly from the Lower Cretaceous amber of Lebanon (Diptera; Psychodoidea). Comptes Rendus Palevol 4:25-30

Parent taxon: Psychodidae according to F. Stebner et al. 2015

See also Azar and Ziadé 2005

Sister taxa: Bamara, Bruchomyiinae, Cretapsychoda, Culex proavitus, Datziinae, Eochaoborites, Eophlebotomus, Horaiellinae, Liassopsychodina, Libanopsychoda, Mesopsychoda, Paraculicoides, Paraculicoides rouseae, Phlebotominae, Plebotomites, Plebotomus, Posthon, Psychodinae, Psychodites, Sycoracinae, Tanyderinae, Tanypsycha, Triassopsychoda, Trichomyiinae, Tanyderites, Protoplasa

Subtaxa: Xenopsychoda harbi

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Lebanese amber, Tannourine (LU T collection) (Cretaceous of Lebanon)

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