Rhaphiomidas acton
Appearance
Rhaphiomidas acton | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Mydidae |
Subfamily: | Rhaphiomidinae |
Genus: | Rhaphiomidas |
Species: | R. acton
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Binomial name | |
Rhaphiomidas acton Coquillett, 1891[1]
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Rhaphiomidas acton is a species of mydas flies (insects in the family Mydidae).[2][3] It has three recognized subspecies, distributed broadly across southern California.[4]
Subspecies
[edit]- Rhaphiomidas a. acton Coquillett, 1891
- Rhaphiomidas acton maculatus Cazier, 1941
- Rhaphiomidas acton maehleri Cazier, 1941
References
[edit]- ^ Coquillett, D.W. (1891). "A new Rhaphiomidas from California". The West American Scientist. 7: 84–86.
- ^ Wilcox, J.; Papavero, N.; Pimentel, T. (1989). Studies of Mydidae (Diptera). IVb. Mydas and allies in the Americas (Mydinae, Mydini). Belém: Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi. pp. 139 pp.
- ^ Artigas, Jorge N.; Papavero, Nelson (1990). "Studies on Mydidae Diptera v. Phylogenetic and biogeographic notes key to the American genera and illustrations of spermathecae". Gayana Zoologia. 54: 87--116. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ Van Dam, M.H. (2010). "A new species and key for Rhaphiomidas Osten Sacken (Diptera: Mydidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2622: 49–60. Retrieved 5 June 2023.