Leptoconops

	Leptoconops ''Leptoconops'' (black gnat) is a midge genus in the family Ceratopogonidae. It has a mostly tropical or subtropical distribution worldwide, but some species occur as far north as Moscow region in Russia and the Yukon Territory in Canada. 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. Extinct species have also been described from amber from Siberia, New Jersey, Canada, Hungary, Sakhalin, France, and Spain. Adult ''Leptoconops'' females are diurnal feeders, and suck vertebrate blood. Adults of both sexes in some species rest by burying themselves in sand. Larvae feed on algae, fungi, and bacteria. They burrow in moist, usually saline, sand or mud of desert areas and coastal and inland beaches. Species ''Leptoconops'' contains the following species: ''Leptoconops acer'' Clastrier, 1973 '' L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leptoconops Auster ''Leptoconops'' (black gnat) is a midge genus in the family Ceratopogonidae. It has a mostly tropical or subtropical distribution worldwide, but some species occur as far north as Moscow region in Russia and the Yukon Territory in Canada. 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. Extinct species have also been described from amber from Siberia, New Jersey, Canada, Hungary, Sakhalin, France, and Spain. Adult ''Leptoconops'' females are diurnal feeders, and suck vertebrate blood. Adults of both sexes in some species rest by burying themselves in sand. Larvae feed on algae, fungi, and bacteria. They burrow in moist, usually saline, sand or mud of desert areas and coastal and inland beaches. Species ''Leptoconops'' contains the following species: ''Leptoconops acer'' Clastrier, 1973 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leptoconops Atchleyi ''Leptoconops'' (black gnat) is a midge genus in the family Ceratopogonidae. It has a mostly tropical or subtropical distribution worldwide, but some species occur as far north as Moscow region in Russia and the Yukon Territory in Canada. 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. Extinct species have also been described from amber from Siberia, New Jersey, Canada, Hungary, Sakhalin, France, and Spain. Adult ''Leptoconops'' females are diurnal feeders, and suck vertebrate blood. Adults of both sexes in some species rest by burying themselves in sand. Larvae feed on algae, fungi, and bacteria. They burrow in moist, usually saline, sand or mud of desert areas and coastal and inland beaches. Species ''Leptoconops'' contains the following species: ''Leptoconops acer'' Clastrier, 1973 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leptoconops Asilomar ''Leptoconops'' (black gnat) is a midge genus in the family Ceratopogonidae. It has a mostly tropical or subtropical distribution worldwide, but some species occur as far north as Moscow region in Russia and the Yukon Territory in Canada. 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. Extinct species have also been described from amber from Siberia, New Jersey, Canada, Hungary, Sakhalin, France, and Spain. Adult ''Leptoconops'' females are diurnal feeders, and suck vertebrate blood. Adults of both sexes in some species rest by burying themselves in sand. Larvae feed on algae, fungi, and bacteria. They burrow in moist, usually saline, sand or mud of desert areas and coastal and inland beaches. Species ''Leptoconops'' contains the following species: ''Leptoconops acer'' Clastrier, 1973 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leptoconops Ascius ''Leptoconops'' (black gnat) is a midge genus in the family Ceratopogonidae. It has a mostly tropical or subtropical distribution worldwide, but some species occur as far north as Moscow region in Russia and the Yukon Territory in Canada. 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. Extinct species have also been described from amber from Siberia, New Jersey, Canada, Hungary, Sakhalin, France, and Spain. Adult ''Leptoconops'' females are diurnal feeders, and suck vertebrate blood. Adults of both sexes in some species rest by burying themselves in sand. Larvae feed on algae, fungi, and bacteria. They burrow in moist, usually saline, sand or mud of desert areas and coastal and inland beaches. Species ''Leptoconops'' contains the following species: ''Leptoconops acer'' Clastrier, 1973 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leptoconops Arnaudi ''Leptoconops'' (black gnat) is a midge genus in the family Ceratopogonidae. It has a mostly tropical or subtropical distribution worldwide, but some species occur as far north as Moscow region in Russia and the Yukon Territory in Canada. 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. Extinct species have also been described from amber from Siberia, New Jersey, Canada, Hungary, Sakhalin, France, and Spain. Adult ''Leptoconops'' females are diurnal feeders, and suck vertebrate blood. Adults of both sexes in some species rest by burying themselves in sand. Larvae feed on algae, fungi, and bacteria. They burrow in moist, usually saline, sand or mud of desert areas and coastal and inland beaches. Species ''Leptoconops'' contains the following species: ''Leptoconops acer'' Clastrier, 1973 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leptoconops Andersoni ''Leptoconops'' (black gnat) is a midge genus in the family Ceratopogonidae. It has a mostly tropical or subtropical distribution worldwide, but some species occur as far north as Moscow region in Russia and the Yukon Territory in Canada. 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. Extinct species have also been described from amber from Siberia, New Jersey, Canada, Hungary, Sakhalin, France, and Spain. Adult ''Leptoconops'' females are diurnal feeders, and suck vertebrate blood. Adults of both sexes in some species rest by burying themselves in sand. Larvae feed on algae, fungi, and bacteria. They burrow in moist, usually saline, sand or mud of desert areas and coastal and inland beaches. Species ''Leptoconops'' contains the following species: ''Leptoconops acer'' Clastrier, 1973 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leptoconops Amplifemoralis ''Leptoconops'' (black gnat) is a midge genus in the family Ceratopogonidae. It has a mostly tropical or subtropical distribution worldwide, but some species occur as far north as Moscow region in Russia and the Yukon Territory in Canada. 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. Extinct species have also been described from amber from Siberia, New Jersey, Canada, Hungary, Sakhalin, France, and Spain. Adult ''Leptoconops'' females are diurnal feeders, and suck vertebrate blood. Adults of both sexes in some species rest by burying themselves in sand. Larvae feed on algae, fungi, and bacteria. They burrow in moist, usually saline, sand or mud of desert areas and coastal and inland beaches. Species ''Leptoconops'' contains the following species: ''Leptoconops acer'' Clastrier, 1973 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leptoconops Americanus ''Leptoconops'' (black gnat) is a midge genus in the family Ceratopogonidae. It has a mostly tropical or subtropical distribution worldwide, but some species occur as far north as Moscow region in Russia and the Yukon Territory in Canada. 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. Extinct species have also been described from amber from Siberia, New Jersey, Canada, Hungary, Sakhalin, France, and Spain. Adult ''Leptoconops'' females are diurnal feeders, and suck vertebrate blood. Adults of both sexes in some species rest by burying themselves in sand. Larvae feed on algae, fungi, and bacteria. They burrow in moist, usually saline, sand or mud of desert areas and coastal and inland beaches. Species ''Leptoconops'' contains the following species: ''Leptoconops acer'' Clastrier, 1973 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leptoconops Altuneshanensis ''Leptoconops'' (black gnat) is a midge genus in the family Ceratopogonidae. It has a mostly tropical or subtropical distribution worldwide, but some species occur as far north as Moscow region in Russia and the Yukon Territory in Canada. 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. Extinct species have also been described from amber from Siberia, New Jersey, Canada, Hungary, Sakhalin, France, and Spain. Adult ''Leptoconops'' females are diurnal feeders, and suck vertebrate blood. Adults of both sexes in some species rest by burying themselves in sand. Larvae feed on algae, fungi, and bacteria. They burrow in moist, usually saline, sand or mud of desert areas and coastal and inland beaches. Species ''Leptoconops'' contains the following species: ''Leptoconops acer'' Clastrier, 1973 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leptoconops Algeriensis ''Leptoconops'' (black gnat) is a midge genus in the family Ceratopogonidae. It has a mostly tropical or subtropical distribution worldwide, but some species occur as far north as Moscow region in Russia and the Yukon Territory in Canada. 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. Extinct species have also been described from amber from Siberia, New Jersey, Canada, Hungary, Sakhalin, France, and Spain. Adult ''Leptoconops'' females are diurnal feeders, and suck vertebrate blood. Adults of both sexes in some species rest by burying themselves in sand. Larvae feed on algae, fungi, and bacteria. They burrow in moist, usually saline, sand or mud of desert areas and coastal and inland beaches. Species ''Leptoconops'' contains the following species: ''Leptoconops acer'' Clastrier, 1973 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leptoconops Acer ''Leptoconops'' (black gnat) is a midge genus in the family Ceratopogonidae. It has a mostly tropical or subtropical distribution worldwide, but some species occur as far north as Moscow region in Russia and the Yukon Territory in Canada. 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. Extinct species have also been described from amber from Siberia, New Jersey, Canada, Hungary, Sakhalin, France, and Spain. Adult ''Leptoconops'' females are diurnal feeders, and suck vertebrate blood. Adults of both sexes in some species rest by burying themselves in sand. Larvae feed on algae, fungi, and bacteria. They burrow in moist, usually saline, sand or mud of desert areas and coastal and inland beaches. Species ''Leptoconops'' contains the following species: ''Leptoconops acer'' Clastrier, 1973 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leptoconops Amplificatus ''Leptoconops amplificatus'' is an extinct species of biting midge belonging to the family Ceratopogonidae. This species was described from fossilized remains preserved in Lower Cretaceous amber from Lebanon. The species name ''amplificatus'' (enlarged, extended) was given in reference to the presence of 13 flagellomeres in the female antennae. ''L. amplificatus'' is the only species of Ceratopogonidae to possess this many antennal flagellomeres as well as an elongate, slender cercus Cerci (singular cercus) are paired appendages on the rear-most segments of many arthropods, including insects and symphylans. Many forms of cerci serve as sensory organs, but some serve as pinching weapons or as organs of copulation. In many inse .... Another species of ''Leptoconops'' discovered in the same piece of amber, '' Leptoconops antiquus'', also possesses 13 flagellomeres, but is differentiated by a basally broadened cercus. References † Fossil taxa described in 2001 † Prehi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Leptoconops ''Leptoconops'' (black gnat) is a midge genus in the family Ceratopogonidae. It has a mostly tropical or subtropical distribution worldwide, but some species occur as far north as Moscow region in Russia and the Yukon Territory in Canada. 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. Extinct species have also been described from amber from Siberia, New Jersey, Canada, Hungary, Sakhalin, France, and Spain. Adult ''Leptoconops'' females are diurnal feeders, and suck vertebrate blood. Adults of both sexes in some species rest by burying themselves in sand. Larvae feed on algae, fungi, and bacteria. They burrow in moist, usually saline, sand or mud of desert areas and coastal and inland beaches. Species ''Leptoconops'' contains the following species: ''Leptoconops acer'' Clastrier, 1973 '' L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leptoconops Auster ''Leptoconops'' (black gnat) is a midge genus in the family Ceratopogonidae. It has a mostly tropical or subtropical distribution worldwide, but some species occur as far north as Moscow region in Russia and the Yukon Territory in Canada. 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. Extinct species have also been described from amber from Siberia, New Jersey, Canada, Hungary, Sakhalin, France, and Spain. Adult ''Leptoconops'' females are diurnal feeders, and suck vertebrate blood. Adults of both sexes in some species rest by burying themselves in sand. Larvae feed on algae, fungi, and bacteria. They burrow in moist, usually saline, sand or mud of desert areas and coastal and inland beaches. Species ''Leptoconops'' contains the following species: ''Leptoconops acer'' Clastrier, 1973 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leptoconops Atchleyi ''Leptoconops'' (black gnat) is a midge genus in the family Ceratopogonidae. It has a mostly tropical or subtropical distribution worldwide, but some species occur as far north as Moscow region in Russia and the Yukon Territory in Canada. 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. Extinct species have also been described from amber from Siberia, New Jersey, Canada, Hungary, Sakhalin, France, and Spain. Adult ''Leptoconops'' females are diurnal feeders, and suck vertebrate blood. Adults of both sexes in some species rest by burying themselves in sand. Larvae feed on algae, fungi, and bacteria. They burrow in moist, usually saline, sand or mud of desert areas and coastal and inland beaches. Species ''Leptoconops'' contains the following species: ''Leptoconops acer'' Clastrier, 1973 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leptoconops Asilomar ''Leptoconops'' (black gnat) is a midge genus in the family Ceratopogonidae. It has a mostly tropical or subtropical distribution worldwide, but some species occur as far north as Moscow region in Russia and the Yukon Territory in Canada. 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. Extinct species have also been described from amber from Siberia, New Jersey, Canada, Hungary, Sakhalin, France, and Spain. Adult ''Leptoconops'' females are diurnal feeders, and suck vertebrate blood. Adults of both sexes in some species rest by burying themselves in sand. Larvae feed on algae, fungi, and bacteria. They burrow in moist, usually saline, sand or mud of desert areas and coastal and inland beaches. Species ''Leptoconops'' contains the following species: ''Leptoconops acer'' Clastrier, 1973 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leptoconops Ascius ''Leptoconops'' (black gnat) is a midge genus in the family Ceratopogonidae. It has a mostly tropical or subtropical distribution worldwide, but some species occur as far north as Moscow region in Russia and the Yukon Territory in Canada. 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. Extinct species have also been described from amber from Siberia, New Jersey, Canada, Hungary, Sakhalin, France, and Spain. Adult ''Leptoconops'' females are diurnal feeders, and suck vertebrate blood. Adults of both sexes in some species rest by burying themselves in sand. Larvae feed on algae, fungi, and bacteria. They burrow in moist, usually saline, sand or mud of desert areas and coastal and inland beaches. Species ''Leptoconops'' contains the following species: ''Leptoconops acer'' Clastrier, 1973 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leptoconops Arnaudi ''Leptoconops'' (black gnat) is a midge genus in the family Ceratopogonidae. It has a mostly tropical or subtropical distribution worldwide, but some species occur as far north as Moscow region in Russia and the Yukon Territory in Canada. 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. Extinct species have also been described from amber from Siberia, New Jersey, Canada, Hungary, Sakhalin, France, and Spain. Adult ''Leptoconops'' females are diurnal feeders, and suck vertebrate blood. Adults of both sexes in some species rest by burying themselves in sand. Larvae feed on algae, fungi, and bacteria. They burrow in moist, usually saline, sand or mud of desert areas and coastal and inland beaches. Species ''Leptoconops'' contains the following species: ''Leptoconops acer'' Clastrier, 1973 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leptoconops Andersoni ''Leptoconops'' (black gnat) is a midge genus in the family Ceratopogonidae. It has a mostly tropical or subtropical distribution worldwide, but some species occur as far north as Moscow region in Russia and the Yukon Territory in Canada. 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. Extinct species have also been described from amber from Siberia, New Jersey, Canada, Hungary, Sakhalin, France, and Spain. Adult ''Leptoconops'' females are diurnal feeders, and suck vertebrate blood. Adults of both sexes in some species rest by burying themselves in sand. Larvae feed on algae, fungi, and bacteria. They burrow in moist, usually saline, sand or mud of desert areas and coastal and inland beaches. Species ''Leptoconops'' contains the following species: ''Leptoconops acer'' Clastrier, 1973 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leptoconops Amplifemoralis ''Leptoconops'' (black gnat) is a midge genus in the family Ceratopogonidae. It has a mostly tropical or subtropical distribution worldwide, but some species occur as far north as Moscow region in Russia and the Yukon Territory in Canada. 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. Extinct species have also been described from amber from Siberia, New Jersey, Canada, Hungary, Sakhalin, France, and Spain. Adult ''Leptoconops'' females are diurnal feeders, and suck vertebrate blood. Adults of both sexes in some species rest by burying themselves in sand. Larvae feed on algae, fungi, and bacteria. They burrow in moist, usually saline, sand or mud of desert areas and coastal and inland beaches. Species ''Leptoconops'' contains the following species: ''Leptoconops acer'' Clastrier, 1973 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leptoconops Americanus ''Leptoconops'' (black gnat) is a midge genus in the family Ceratopogonidae. It has a mostly tropical or subtropical distribution worldwide, but some species occur as far north as Moscow region in Russia and the Yukon Territory in Canada. 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. Extinct species have also been described from amber from Siberia, New Jersey, Canada, Hungary, Sakhalin, France, and Spain. Adult ''Leptoconops'' females are diurnal feeders, and suck vertebrate blood. Adults of both sexes in some species rest by burying themselves in sand. Larvae feed on algae, fungi, and bacteria. They burrow in moist, usually saline, sand or mud of desert areas and coastal and inland beaches. Species ''Leptoconops'' contains the following species: ''Leptoconops acer'' Clastrier, 1973 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leptoconops Altuneshanensis ''Leptoconops'' (black gnat) is a midge genus in the family Ceratopogonidae. It has a mostly tropical or subtropical distribution worldwide, but some species occur as far north as Moscow region in Russia and the Yukon Territory in Canada. 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. Extinct species have also been described from amber from Siberia, New Jersey, Canada, Hungary, Sakhalin, France, and Spain. Adult ''Leptoconops'' females are diurnal feeders, and suck vertebrate blood. Adults of both sexes in some species rest by burying themselves in sand. Larvae feed on algae, fungi, and bacteria. They burrow in moist, usually saline, sand or mud of desert areas and coastal and inland beaches. Species ''Leptoconops'' contains the following species: ''Leptoconops acer'' Clastrier, 1973 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leptoconops Algeriensis ''Leptoconops'' (black gnat) is a midge genus in the family Ceratopogonidae. It has a mostly tropical or subtropical distribution worldwide, but some species occur as far north as Moscow region in Russia and the Yukon Territory in Canada. 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. Extinct species have also been described from amber from Siberia, New Jersey, Canada, Hungary, Sakhalin, France, and Spain. Adult ''Leptoconops'' females are diurnal feeders, and suck vertebrate blood. Adults of both sexes in some species rest by burying themselves in sand. Larvae feed on algae, fungi, and bacteria. They burrow in moist, usually saline, sand or mud of desert areas and coastal and inland beaches. Species ''Leptoconops'' contains the following species: ''Leptoconops acer'' Clastrier, 1973 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leptoconops Acer ''Leptoconops'' (black gnat) is a midge genus in the family Ceratopogonidae. It has a mostly tropical or subtropical distribution worldwide, but some species occur as far north as Moscow region in Russia and the Yukon Territory in Canada. 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. Extinct species have also been described from amber from Siberia, New Jersey, Canada, Hungary, Sakhalin, France, and Spain. Adult ''Leptoconops'' females are diurnal feeders, and suck vertebrate blood. Adults of both sexes in some species rest by burying themselves in sand. Larvae feed on algae, fungi, and bacteria. They burrow in moist, usually saline, sand or mud of desert areas and coastal and inland beaches. Species ''Leptoconops'' contains the following species: ''Leptoconops acer'' Clastrier, 1973 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leptoconops Amplificatus ''Leptoconops amplificatus'' is an extinct species of biting midge belonging to the family Ceratopogonidae. This species was described from fossilized remains preserved in Lower Cretaceous amber from Lebanon. The species name ''amplificatus'' (enlarged, extended) was given in reference to the presence of 13 flagellomeres in the female antennae. ''L. amplificatus'' is the only species of Ceratopogonidae to possess this many antennal flagellomeres as well as an elongate, slender cercus Cerci (singular cercus) are paired appendages on the rear-most segments of many arthropods, including insects and symphylans. Many forms of cerci serve as sensory organs, but some serve as pinching weapons or as organs of copulation. In many inse .... Another species of ''Leptoconops'' discovered in the same piece of amber, '' Leptoconops antiquus'', also possesses 13 flagellomeres, but is differentiated by a basally broadened cercus. References † Fossil taxa described in 2001 † Prehi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]