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Extinct genus of caddisflies

Cretapsyche
Temporal range: Cenomanian, 100.5–93.9 Ma PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Trichoptera
Family: Dysoneuridae
Genus: Cretapsyche
Wichard et al., 2018
Species
  • Cretapsyche circula
    Wichard et al., 2018
  • Cretapsyche elegans
    Wichard et al., 2018
  • Cretapsyche insueta
    Wichard et al., 2018

Cretapsyche is an extinct genus of caddisflies in the extinct family Dysoneuridae. It is from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) and specimens are from Burmese amber.

The genus includes the three species C. circula, C. elegans and C. insueta.

See also

References

  1. Wichard, W.; Neumann, C.; Müller, P.; Wang, B. (2018). "Family Dysoneuridae (Insecta, Trichoptera) in Cretaceous Burmese amber". Cretaceous Research. 82: 138–146. Bibcode:2018CrRes..82..138W. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2017.10.008.
Taxon identifiers
Cretapsyche


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