Platypalpus
| Platypalpus | |
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| Platypalpus notatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Hybotidae |
| Tribe: | Tachydromiini |
| Genus: | Platypalpus Macquart, 1827 |
| Type species | |
| Musca cursitans[1] Fabricius, 1775
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| Synonyms | |
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Platypalpus is a genus of hybotid flies. It is worldwide in distribution, but best represented in Europe, with over 200 species.[1] There are at least 580 described species in Platypalpus worldwide.[2][3][4][5]
See also
References
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- ^ a b Chvála, Milan (1975). The Tachydromiinae (Diptera; Empididae) of Fennoscandia and Denmark (paperback). Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica. Vol. 3. Klampenborg: Scandinavian Science Press Ltd. pp. 1–336. ISBN 87-87491-04-4.
- ^ "Platypalpus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ^ "Platypalpus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ^ "Platypalpus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ^ "Browse Platypalpus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
Further reading
- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Charles, H. Curran (1934). "The families and genera of North American Diptera". doi:10.5962/bhl.title.6825.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - McAlpine, J.F.; Petersen, B.V.; Shewell, G.E.; Teskey, H.J.; et al. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch Agriculture Canada. ISBN 978-0660121253.
External links
- "Diptera.info". Retrieved 2018-03-04.
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