Dicranoclista
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Genus of flies
| Dicranoclista | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Tribe: | Anthracini |
| Genus: | Dicranoclista Bezzi, 1924 |
| Type species | |
| Dicranoclista simpsoni Bezzi, 1924
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| Synonyms [1] | |
Dicranoclista is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae, found in North America and Africa. There are four described species in Dicranoclista.[2] [3] [4]
Species
[edit ]As of 2015[update] , four species are recognized:[1]
- Dicranoclista auliae Greathead, 1993 — Sudan
- Dicranoclista fasciata Johnson & Johnson, 1960 — USA (Ariz., Idaho, Ore., Utah, Wash.), Canada (BC)
- Dicranoclista simpsoni Bezzi, 1924 — Gambia, Senegal
- Dicranoclista vandykei (Coquillett, 1894) — USA (Calif., Texas, Wyo.)
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Evenhuis, N. L.; Greathead, D. J. (October 2015). "Genus Brachyanax Evenhuis" (PDF). World Catalog of Bee Flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae). Honolulu: Bishop Museum. pp. 330–332.
- ^ "Dicranoclista Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Dicranoclista Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Dicranoclista Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
Further reading
[edit ]- Arnett, Ross H. (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
External links
[edit ]- "Diptera.info" . Retrieved 12 February 2018.
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