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Curvus khuludi Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous (Albian), 112.6–99.7 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Dolichopodidae
Subfamily:	Microphorinae
Genus:	†Curvus Kaddumi, 2005
Species:	†C. khuludi
Binomial name
†Curvus khuludi Kaddumi, 2005

Curvus khuludi is an extinct species of fly from the Lower Cretaceous of Jordan, belonging to the family Dolichopodidae. It is the only member of the genus Curvus.

References

1. Shamshev, I. V.; Perkovsky, E. E. (2022). "A review of fossil taxa of Microphorinae (Diptera, Dolichopodidae sensu lato), with redescription of the Eocene genus Meghyperiella Meunier". Zootaxa. 5150 (3): 411–427. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5150.3.6. S2CID 249480881.
2. "Curvus Kaddumi, 2005". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
3. Grichanov, Igor Ya. (2017). "Alphabetic list of generic and specific names of predatory flies of the epifamily Dolichopodoidae (Diptera). 2nd ed" (PDF). Plant Protection News, Supplements (23). St.Petersburg: All-Union Research Institute of Plant Protection (VISR). doi:10.5281/zenodo.884863.

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