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Trichomyia lengleti

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Extinct species of fly

Trichomyia lengleti
Temporal range: Cretaceous Preκž’ κž’ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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.

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

References

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


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