Biology:Berestella

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Short description: Genus of flies

Berestella
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Subfamily: Micromyinae
Genus: Berestella
Fedotova & Perkovsky, 2007
Type species
Berestella insuperabilis
Fedotova & Perkovsky, 2007

Berestella is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The only described species - Berestella insuperabilis - is only known from Rovno amber from the Late Eocene.[1] The genus was established in 2007 and named for Ukrainian entomologist Zoya L. Berest.[1][2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q114055073 entry