An unusual new species of Scenopinus Latreille (Diptera: Scenopinidae) from Australia
Scenopinidae are a small family (ca. 300 species) of asiloid flies distributed on all continents except Antarctica. This family is closely related to Therevidae (Stiletto flies) based on the secondarily segmented characteristic of their larvae. Scenopinids are typically very small flies, frequently...
| Published in: | Zootaxa |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Mangolia Press
2008
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| Online Access: | https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.1895.1.7 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1895.1.7 |
| Summary: | Scenopinidae are a small family (ca. 300 species) of asiloid flies distributed on all continents except Antarctica. This family is closely related to Therevidae (Stiletto flies) based on the secondarily segmented characteristic of their larvae. Scenopinids are typically very small flies, frequently less than 5 mm total body length. |
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