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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