Austroconops
Austroconops is a genus of flies belonging to the family Ceratopogonidae (no-see-ums or biting midges). Though the genus is currently restricted to Australia, fossil members are known from the Cretaceous of Eurasia. According to cladistic analysis, A. mcmillani and A. annettae are sister species, with the fossil species being more basal lineages. Species: Austroconops annettae Borkent, 2004 †Austroconops asiaticus Szadziewski, 2004 †Austroconops borkenti Szadziewski & Schlüter, 1992 †Austroconops fossilis Szadziewski, 1996 †Austroconops gladius Borkent, 2000 †Austroconops gondwanicus Szadziewski, 1996 Austroconops mcmillani Wirth & Lee, 1959 †Austroconops megaspinus Borkent, 2000 †Austroconops perrichoti Dominiak, Szadziewski & Nel, 2018 †Austroconops sibiricus Szadziewski, 1996
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Ceratopogonidae |
| Subfamily: | Leptoconopinae |
| Genus: | Austroconops Wirth & Lee, 1959 |
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| Austroconops mcmillani Wirth & Lee, 1959
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Austroconops is a genus of flies belonging to the family Ceratopogonidae (no-see-ums or biting midges).[1]
Though the genus is currently restricted to Australia, fossil members are known from the Cretaceous of Eurasia. According to cladistic analysis, A. mcmillani and A. annettae are sister species, with the fossil species being more basal lineages.[2]
Species:[1]
- Austroconops annettae Borkent, 2004
- †Austroconops asiaticus Szadziewski, 2004
- †Austroconops borkenti Szadziewski & Schlüter, 1992
- †Austroconops fossilis Szadziewski, 1996
- †Austroconops gladius Borkent, 2000
- †Austroconops gondwanicus Szadziewski, 1996
- Austroconops mcmillani Wirth & Lee, 1959
- †Austroconops megaspinus Borkent, 2000
- †Austroconops perrichoti Dominiak, Szadziewski & Nel, 2018
- †Austroconops sibiricus Szadziewski, 1996
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Austroconops Wirth & Lee, 1959". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Borkent, Art; Craig, Douglas A. (23 August 2004). "Austroconops Wirth and Lee, a Lower Cretaceous Genus of Biting Midges Yet Living in Western Australia: a New Species, First Description of the Immatures and Discussion of Their Biology and Phylogeny (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)". American Museum Novitates. 3449: 1–67. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2004)449<0001:AWALAL>2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0003-0082.