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Atlatlia

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Atlatlia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Medeterinae
Genus: Atlatlia
Bickel, 1986[1]
Type species
Atlatlia girsea
Bickel, 1986[1]

Atlatlia is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.[1] It contains two species, both of which are found in Australia. The name of the genus is derived from "atlatl", the Nahuatl word for "spear-thrower".

Species

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Bickel, D. J. (1986). "Atlatlia, a new genus of Dolichopodidae (Diptera) from Australia". Entomologica Scandinavica. 17 (2): 165–171. doi:10.1163/187631286X00369. ISSN 1399-560X.