Cretapsyche

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Cretapsyche
Temporal range: Cenomanian, 100.5–93.9 Ma
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Trichoptera
Family: Dysoneuridae
Genus: Cretapsyche
Wichard et al., 2018[1]
Species
  • Cretapsyche circula
    Wichard et al., 2018
  • Cretapsyche elegans
    Wichard et al., 2018
  • Cretapsyche insueta
    Wichard et al., 2018

Cretapsyche is an extinct genus of caddisflies in the extinct family Dysoneuridae. It is from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) and specimens are from Burmese amber.

The genus includes the three species C. circula, C. elegans and C. insueta.

See also[]

  • 2018 in arthropod paleontology

References[]

  1. ^ Wichard, W.; Neumann, C.; Müller, P.; Wang, B. (2018). "Family Dysoneuridae (Insecta, Trichoptera) in Cretaceous Burmese amber". Cretaceous Research. 82: 138–146. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2017.10.008.


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