Xanthopteromyia
Appearance
Xanthopteromyia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Tachinidae |
Subfamily: | Dexiinae |
Tribe: | Voriini |
Genus: | Xanthopteromyia Townsend, 1926[1] |
Type species | |
Xanthopteromyia tegulata | |
Synonyms | |
Xanthopteromyia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.[3] This genus includes species such as Xanthopteromyia plumosa and Xanthopteromyia tegulata.[4] These flies are diurnal and have a bilaterally symmetric body. They possess a tympanal organ as part of their auditory system and exhibit a diurnal behavioral circadian rhythm.[4]
Species
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Townsend, C.H.T. (1926). "Fauna sumatrensis. (Beitrag No. 25). Diptera Muscoidea II". Supplementa Entomologica. 14: 14–42.
- ^ a b Townsend, C.H.T. (1928). "New Muscoidea from the Philippines Region". Philippine Journal of Science. 34 [1927: 365–397.
- ^ 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 2 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Xanthopteromyia - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2023-12-23.