Erythromelana jaena
| Erythromelana jaena | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tachinidae |
| Subfamily: | Exoristinae |
| Tribe: | Blondeliini |
| Genus: | Erythromelana |
| Species: | E. jaena
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| Binomial name | |
| Erythromelana jaena | |
Erythromelana jaena is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae,[2] found in South America.
Distribution
[edit]Found along the Andes at high elevations of 2,150m in Jaén and between 2,000 and 2,600m in Napo Province.[3]
Description
[edit]Males are typically between 6.8mm and 7.6mm with a yellow abdomen, 6 or more (rarely 5) well-developed anteroventral setae, and the apex of the cerci have truncated tips. E. jaena closely resembles E. abdominalis.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Townsend, C.H.T. (1919). "New muscoid genera, species and synonymy (Diptera). [Concl.]". Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus. 6 [1918]: 157–182. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ O’Hara, James E.; Henderson, Shannon J.; Wood, D. Monty (5 March 2020). "Preliminary Checklist of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the World" (PDF). Tachinidae Resources. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ a b Inclan Luna, Diego Javier (2010). Revision of the Genus Erythromelana Townsend, 1919 (Diptera: Tachinidae) with Notes on their Phylogeny and Diversification (PDF) (MS thesis). Wright State University. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
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