Berestella
| Berestella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Subfamily: | Micromyinae |
| Genus: | † Fedotova & Perkovsky, 2007 |
| Type species | |
| Berestella insuperabilis Fedotova & Perkovsky, 2007 | |
Berestella is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The only described species - Berestella insuperabilis - is only known from Rovno amber from the Late Eocene.[1] The genus was established in 2007 and named for Ukrainian entomologist Zoya L. Berest.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b R.J. Gagne; M. Jaschof (2021). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (5th ed.). ISBN 978-0-9863941-3-3. Wikidata Q109561625.
- ^ Zoya A. Fedotova; Evgeny Perkovsky (2007). "New gall midges of the subfamily Lestremiinae (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) from the Rovno amber". Paleontological Journal. 41 (4): 437–450. ISSN 0031-0301. Wikidata Q114055146.