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Eoculex

Insecta - Diptera

Discussion

Evenhuis considered it to be a nomen nudum (based on Fritsch 1905), but was validly named in Fritsch (1910).

Taxonomy
Eoculex was named by Fritsch (1910). Its type is Eoculex priscus.

It was considered a nomen nudum by Fritsch (1905); it was considered a nomen nudum by Evenhuis (1994).

It was assigned to Culicidae by Fritsch (1910); and to Nematocera by Clapham (2023).

Species
E. priscus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Eoculex Fritsch p. 8
2023Eoculex Clapham

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
orderDiptera
suborderNematoceraLatreille 1825
genusEoculex

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Eoculex Fritsch 1910
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Eoculex priscus Fritsch 1910
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available