Curvus (fly)
Curvus Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous (Albian),
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Dolichopodidae |
Subfamily: | Microphorinae |
Genus: | †Curvus Kaddumi, 2005 |
Species: | †C. khuludi
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Binomial name | |
†Curvus khuludi Kaddumi, 2005
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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[]
- ^ "Curvus Kaddumi, 2005". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Microphorinae
- Dolichopodidae genera
- Monotypic Diptera genera
- Prehistoric Diptera genera
- Early Cretaceous insects
- Dolichopodidae stubs
- Cretaceous insect stubs