Trichomyia lengleti

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Trichomyia lengleti
Temporal range: Cretaceous
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Psychodidae
Genus: Trichomyia
Species:
T. lengleti
Binomial name
Trichomyia lengleti
Lak et al., 2008

Trichomyia lengleti is an extinct species of Cretaceous fly found in the Charentes region of France.[1][2]

It was discovered in 2008 when x-ray technology was used to peer into opaque pieces of amber.

References

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  1. ^ Fossilworks
  2. ^ Zicha, Ondrej. "Taxon profile: species Trichomyia lengleti Lak et al., 2008". BioLib: Biological library.