Leptoconops zherikhini

Leptoconops zherikhini is an extinct species of biting midges belonging to the family Ceratopogonidae. This species was described from fossilized remains preserved in Lower Cretaceous amber from Álava, Spain. These fossils represents the earliest known occurrence of extant genus Leptoconops.^[1]

Leptoconops zherikhini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Ceratopogonidae
Genus:	Leptoconops
Species:	†L. zherikhini
Binomial name
†Leptoconops zherikhini Szadziewski & Arillo, 2003

This species was named in honor of Russian entomologist Vladimir Zherikhin.^[1]