Leptoconops gravesi

Leptoconops gravesi is an extinct species of biting midge belonging to the family Ceratopogonidae. This species was described from fossilized remains preserved in Late Cretaceous amber from Vendée, France. The piece of amber containing the holotype specimen also preserved a scelionine wasp and an earwig nymph.^[1]

Leptoconops gravesi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Ceratopogonidae
Genus:	Leptoconops
Species:	†L. gravesi
Binomial name
†Leptoconops gravesi Choufani et al., 2014

This species was named in honor of Didier Graves, the collector of the holotype specimen.^[1]