Electrinocellia
Name:
Electrinocellia.
Phonetic: E-lek-trin-o-sel-le-ah.
Named By: M. S. Engel - 1995.
Synonyms: Inocellia peculiaris.
Classification: Arthropoda, Insecta.
Species: E. peculiaris
(type).
Diet: Insectivore.
Size: Forewing 6 millimetres long.
Known locations: Russia.
Time period: Priabonian of the Eocene.
Fossil representation: Single male preserved in
amber.
Initially described as a species of Inocellia, Electrinocellia is a genus of snakefly that lived in Russia during the Eocene.
Further reading
- A New Fossil Snake-Fly Species from Baltic Amber (Raphidioptera:
Inocelliidae). - Psyche 102:187-193. - M. S. Engel
- 1995.
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