Cheirolepidoptus

<i>Cheirolepidoptus</i>

Cheirolepidoptus

Extinct genus of mites

Cheirolepidoptus is a genus of extinct mite found in Italy. It was classified in 2014.[1][2] It was found in amber from northern Italy, dating to the Triassic period.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Ekaterina A. Sidorchuk; Alexander R. Schmidt; Eugenio Ragazzi; Guido Roghi; Evert E. Lindquist (2015). "Plant-feeding mite diversity in Triassic amber (Acari: Tetrapodili)". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 13 (2): 129–151. Bibcode:2015JSPal..13..129S. doi:10.1080/14772019.2013.867373. S2CID 85055941.
  2. [2]
    "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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