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Leptoconops
Genus
Leptoconops
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon
("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Infraorder
Culicomorpha (Mosquitoes and Midges)
Family
Ceratopogonidae (Biting Midges)
Genus
Leptoconops
Remarks
Female without r-m crossvein and normally with long cerci. Antenna smaller than usual in the family. Typical habitat is beaches. Females of some species bite man.
Contributed by
John F. Carr
on 15 March, 2015 - 9:35am