Leptoconops albiventris

(Leptoconops albiventris)

Description

Leptoconops albiventris, the white nono, nono blanc des plages or nono purutia, is a midge species in the genus Leptoconops found in French Polynesia. It has been introduced accidentally in the Marquesas archipelago in 1914.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Diptera

Family:Ceratopogonidae

Genus:Leptoconops

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