Subfamily Leptoconopinae Rank Genus | Scientific name Leptoconops Higher classification Sandflies Order Fly | |
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Similar Sandflies, Fly, Insect, Forcipomyia, Dasyhelea | ||
Leptoconops is a midge genus in the family Ceratopogonidae. It has a tropical or subtropical distribution.
This genus is relictual, having had a pantropical distribution during the Cretaceous. The presence of Leptoconops, along with Austroconops, in ancient Lebanese amber makes these the earliest existing lineages of biting midges.
Leptoconops females suck vertebrate blood. Larvae feed on algae, fungi, and bacteria, and live in moist, usually saline, sand or mud.
Species
Leptoconops contains the following species:
References
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