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Extinct genus of insects From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dasyleptus is an extinct genus of wingless insects in the order Archaeognatha, and the only member of the family Dasyleptidae. They resembled their modern relatives and had a single lengthy filament projecting from the end of the abdomen. They also had a pair of leg-like cerci and some non-ambulatory abdominal appendages. The largest specimens reached 30 millimetres (1.2 in) or more, not counting the length of the filament.[2] Dasyleptus was formerly placed in its own extinct order, Monura, but this is now treated as a suborder of Archaeognatha.[3][4]
Dasyleptus Temporal range: | |
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Dasyleptus sp. fossil | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Archaeognatha |
Suborder: | †Monura Sharov, 1957 |
Family: | †Dasyleptidae Sharov, 1957 |
Genus: | †Dasyleptus Brongniart, 1885 |
Species | |
See text. | |
Synonyms | |
Lepidodasypus Durden, 1978 |
The genus includes the following species:[3][1]
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