Curvus (fly)

Curvus is an extinct genus of flies belonging to the family Dolichopodidae.[1] It contains a single species, Curvus khuludi, described from the Lower Cretaceous of Jordan.[2]

Curvus
Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous (Albian),
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Microphorinae
Genus: Curvus
Kaddumi, 2005
Species:
C. khuludi
Binomial name
Curvus khuludi
Kaddumi, 2005

References

  1. "Curvus Kaddumi, 2005". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. Grichanov, Igor Ya. (2017). "Alphabetic list of generic and specific names of predatory flies of the epifamily Dolichopodoidae (Diptera). 2nd ed" (PDF). Plant Protection News, Supplements. St.Petersburg: All-Union Research Institute of Plant Protection (VISR) (23). doi:10.5281/zenodo.884863.


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