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Extinct genus of insects From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lichnomesopsyche is an extinct genus of mesopsychid mecopteran which existed in what is now China during the middle Jurassic period. It was found in the Daohugou Bed.[1] It was named by Ren Dong, Conrad C. Labandeira and Shih ChungKun in 2010.[1] Three species have been named, which can be distinguished by their differing male genitalia.[2]
Lichnomesopsyche Temporal range: | |
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Lichnomesopsyche daohugouensis | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mecoptera |
Family: | †Mesopsychidae |
Genus: | †Lichnomesopsyche Ren et al., 2010 |
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