Scepastopyga
Scepastopyga | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Dolichopodidae |
Subfamily: | Achalcinae |
Genus: | Scepastopyga Grootaert & Meuffels, 1997[1] |
Species: | S. semiflava
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Binomial name | |
Scepastopyga semiflava Grootaert & Meuffels, 1997[1]
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Scepastopyga is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae from Papua New Guinea.[1] There is only one described species, Scepastopyga semiflava, described by Patrick Grootaert and Henk J. G. Meuffels in 1997. It is small, with a body length of about 2 mm, and is coloured yellow or brown without a metallic gloss.
The generic name is derived from the Greek words skepastós ("covered") and pygè ("rump").[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Grootaert, P.; Meuffels, H.J.G. (1997). "Dolichopodidae (Diptera) from Papua New Guinea. XV. Scepastopyga gen. nov. and the establishment of a new subfamily, the Achalcinae". Journal of Natural History. 31 (10): 1587–1600. doi:10.1080/00222939700770841.
Categories:
- Dolichopodidae genera
- Achalcinae
- Insects of Papua New Guinea
- Monotypic Diptera genera
- Dolichopodidae stubs