Curvus (fly)

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Curvus
Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous (Albian), 112.6–99.7 Ma
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Microphorinae
Genus: Curvus
Kaddumi, 2005
Species:
C. khuludi
Binomial name
Curvus khuludi
Kaddumi, 2005

Curvus is an extinct genus of flies belonging to the family Dolichopodidae.[1] It contains a single species, Curvus khuludi, described from the Lower Cretaceous of Jordan.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Curvus Kaddumi, 2005". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. ^ Grichanov, Igor Ya. (2017). "Alphabetic list of generic and specific names of predatory flies of the epifamily Dolichopodoidae (Diptera). 2nd ed" (PDF). Plant Protection News, Supplements. St.Petersburg: All-Union Research Institute of Plant Protection (VISR) (23). doi:10.5281/zenodo.884863.


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