Dasyleptus
Extinct genus of insects / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dasyleptus is an extinct genus of wingless insects in the order Archaeognatha, and the only member of the family Dasyleptidae. They resembled their modern relatives and had a single lengthy filament projecting from the end of the abdomen. They also had a pair of leg-like cerci and some non-ambulatory abdominal appendages. The largest specimens reached 30 millimetres (1.2 in) or more, not counting the length of the filament.[2] Dasyleptus was formerly placed in its own extinct order, Monura, but this is now treated as a suborder of Archaeognatha.[3][4]
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Dasyleptus | |
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Dasyleptus sp. fossil | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Archaeognatha |
Suborder: | †Monura Sharov, 1957 |
Family: | †Dasyleptidae Sharov, 1957 |
Genus: | †Dasyleptus Brongniart, 1885 |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
Lepidodasypus Durden, 1978 |
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