Cheirolepidoptus
Extinct genus of mites
| Cheirolepidoptus Temporal range: Triassic | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Subclass: | Acari |
| 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
- ^ 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. Bibcode:2015JSPal..13..129S. doi:10.1080/14772019.2013.867373. S2CID 85055941.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
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