Leptoconops myersi
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leptoconops-myersi-279-8750388
title:
Leptoconops myersi
text:
Leptoconops myersi is a species of coastal biting midge in the genus Leptoconops and family Ceratopogonidae that is found in New Zealand. It is a small fly, with a body 1.5 millimetres long and wings 1.15 mm long. The head, thorax and legs are dark brown to black and the abdomen and wings are whitish. The female bites humans and consumes blood. It is the only one of the 28 species of Ceratopogonidae that were described from New Zealand as of 1971 that is known to feed on blood. The type specimen
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Species of fly
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptoconops_myersi
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2023-09-30T16:17:40Z
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