''Dungeyella'' is an extinct genus of
chironomid midge from the Wealden amber of the
Wessex Formation of the
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight ( ) is a county in the English Channel, off the coast of Hampshire, from which it is separated by the Solent. It is the largest and second-most populous island of England. Referred to as 'The Island' by residents, the Isle of ...
, UK, containing the single species ''D. gavini''. it belongs to the subfamily
Buchonomyiinae
''Buchonomyia'' is the only extant genus of the subfamily Buchonomyiinae of the non-biting midge family Chironomidae. There are three known extant species and one fossil species in the genus: Members of the genus are parasitic of psychomyiid ca ...
.
References
Chironomidae
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