Eltxo is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The single described species, Eltxo cretaceus, is only known from amber inclusions from the Lower Cretaceous of Spain.[1]

Eltxo
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Subfamily: Micromyinae
Tribe: Strobliellini
Genus: Eltxo
Arillo & Nel, 2000
Type species
Eltxo cretaceus
Arillo & Nel, 2000

References

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  1. ^ R.J. Gagne; M. Jaschof (2021). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (5th ed.). ISBN 978-0-9863941-3-3. Wikidata Q109561625.