Trichomyia lengleti
Extinct species of fly
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Trichomyia lengleti is an extinct species of Cretaceous fly found in the Charentes region of France.[1][2]
| Trichomyia lengleti Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Psychodidae |
| Genus: | Trichomyia |
| Species: | †T. lengleti |
| Binomial name | |
| †Trichomyia lengleti Lak et al., 2008 | |
It was discovered in 2008 when x-ray technology was used to peer into opaque pieces of amber.
