Biology:Cheirolepidoptus

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Short description: Extinct genus of mites


Cheirolepidoptus
Temporal range: Triassic
Scientific classification
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Superfamily:
Tetrapodili
Genus:
Cheirolepidoptus

Sidorchuk & Lindquist, 2014
Species:
C. dolomiticus
Binomial name
Cheirolepidoptus dolomiticus
Sidorchuk & Lindquist, 2014

Cheirolepidoptus is a genus of extinct mite found in Italy. It was classified in 2014.[1][2] It was found in amber from northern Italy, dating to the Triassic period.[2]

References

  1. Ekaterina A. Sidorchuk; Alexander R. Schmidt; Eugenio Ragazzi; Guido Roghi; Evert E. Lindquist (2015). "Plant-feeding mite diversity in Triassic amber (Acari: Tetrapodili)". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 13 (2): 129–151. doi:10.1080/14772019.2013.867373. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Archived copy". http://zoobank.org/References/279BE1F3-8667-48D9-BEE8-F7F22C5DEF7D. 

Wikidata ☰ Q19596354 entry