Protovermileo

Protovermileo; Temporal range: Priabonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Vermileonidae
Genus:	† Protovermileo ; Hennig, 1967
Species:	†P. electricus
Binomial name
	†Protovermileo electricus; Hennig, 1967

Last updated July 30, 2025

Protovermileo is an extinct genus of wormlion in the family Vermileonidae. It contains only the species Protovermileo electricus, which is known from Baltic amber.^[2]

References

1 2 Hennig, W. (1967). "Die sogenannten "niederen Brachycera" im Baltischen Bernstein (Diptera: Fam. Xylophagidae, Xylomyidae, Rhagionidae,Tabanidae)". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. 174: 51.
↑ Evenhuis, N.L. (29 Jul 1994). "Family Vermileonidae". Catalog of the fossil flies of the world (Insecta: Diptera) website. 2.0.

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[Hennig1967-1] 1 2 Hennig, W. (1967). "Die sogenannten "niederen Brachycera" im Baltischen Bernstein (Diptera: Fam. Xylophagidae, Xylomyidae, Rhagionidae,Tabanidae)". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. 174: 51.

[2] Evenhuis, N.L. (29 Jul 1994). "Family Vermileonidae". Catalog of the fossil flies of the world (Insecta: Diptera) website. 2.0.

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