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'''''Mindarus harringtoni''''' is a species of [[aphid]]. The insect was discovered when Dr. Richard Harrington, a scientist and vice-president of the [[Royal Entomological Society of London]], won an auction on [[eBay]] for a fossilized specimen, later to discover it was an unknown species. The fossil was bought from an individual from Lithuania. The insect itself is 3-4mm long and was encased in a 40-50 million-year-old piece of amber. |
'''''Mindarus harringtoni''''' is a species of [[aphid]]. The insect was discovered when Dr. Richard Harrington, a scientist and vice-president of the [[Royal Entomological Society of London]], won an auction on [[eBay]] for a fossilized specimen, later to discover it was an unknown species. The fossil was bought from an individual from Lithuania. The insect itself is 3-4mm long and was encased in a 40-50 million-year-old piece of amber. |
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The fossil was sent off to an aphid expert in Denmark who confirmed the insect a new species, now extinct.<ref name=bbcdiscovery>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7572052.stm eBay insect fossil is new species ]</ref> The bug has been named ''Mindarus harringtoni'' after Dr. Harrington, who first considered naming it ''Mindarus ebayi'' after the site he won it on.<ref name=bbcdiscovery /> |
The fossil was sent off to Professor Ole Heie, an aphid expert in Denmark<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2591856/Unknown-insect-discovered-on-eBay.html|title=Aphid Expert in Denmark}}</ref>, who confirmed the insect a new species, now extinct.<ref name=bbcdiscovery>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7572052.stm eBay insect fossil is new species ]</ref> The bug has been named ''Mindarus harringtoni'' after Dr. Harrington, who first considered naming it ''Mindarus ebayi'' after the site he won it on.<ref name=bbcdiscovery /> |
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The fossil is now housed in the Natural History Museum. |
The fossil is now housed in the Natural History Museum. |
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Mindarus harringtoni is a species of aphid. The insect was discovered when Dr. Richard Harrington, a scientist and vice-president of the Royal Entomological Society of London, won an auction on eBay for a fossilized specimen, later to discover it was an unknown species. The fossil was bought from an individual from Lithuania. The insect itself is 3-4mm long and was encased in a 40-50 million-year-old piece of amber.
The fossil was sent off to Professor Ole Heie, an aphid expert in Denmark[1], who confirmed the insect a new species, now extinct.[2] The bug has been named Mindarus harringtoni after Dr. Harrington, who first considered naming it Mindarus ebayi after the site he won it on.[2]
The fossil is now housed in the Natural History Museum.
Mindarus harringtoni is thought to have fed on a tree called Pinites succinifer which is itself now long since extinct.[2]
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