Alvamaja
Appearance
Alvamaja | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Superfamily: | Oestroidea |
Family: | Polleniidae |
Genus: | Alvamaja Rognes, 2010 |
Species: | A. chlorometallica
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Binomial name | |
Alvamaja chlorometallica Rognes, 2010
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Alvamaja is a monotypic genus of flies, containing only the species Alvamaja chlorometallica.[1] Although originally placed in the family Rhinophoridae, it belongs to the family Polleniidae.[2]
This species is found in Europe (Romania, Serbia).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Rognes, K (2010). "Alvamaja chlorometallica gen. n., sp. n. from Europe - the first metallic Rhinophoridae (Diptera)". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 153: 3–13. doi:10.1163/22119434-900000284. hdl:11250/182383.
- ^ Gisondi, Silvia; Rognes, Knut; Badano, Davide; Pape, Thomas (2020). "The world Polleniidae (Diptera, Oestroidea): key to genera and checklist of species". ZooKeys (971): 105–155. Bibcode:2020ZooK..971..105G. doi:10.3897/zookeys.971.51283. PMC 7538466. PMID 33061774. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Alvamaja Rognes, 2010". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 27 March 2021.