Gymnochiromyia flavella

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Gymnochiromyia flavella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chyromyidae
Genus: Gymnochiromyia
Species:
G. flavella
Binomial name
Gymnochiromyia flavella
(Zetterstedt, 1848)
Synonyms

Peletophila minima Becker, 1904.

Gymnochiromyia flavella is a species of fly in the family Chyromyidae. It is found in the Palearctic.[1]

The insect is 1.5 to 2 mm. long and yellow in colour. Its head is characterized by: a transversely oval outline of the compound eyes, a convex occiput , closely set and crossed parietal setae and three pairs of orbital setae , the front of which is directed medially and the rear one is directed posteriorly. The body is characterized by naked sternopleura , four pairs of dorsocentral setae and four rows of acrostichal setae [2][3] For terms see Morphology of Diptera.

Content in this edit is translated from the existing Polish Wikipedia article at pl:Gymnochiromyia flavella; see its history for attribution

References[edit]

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I,II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN 81-205-0080-6 ISBN 81-205-0081-4
  3. ^ Séguy, E. (1934) Diptères: Brachycères. II. Muscidae acalypterae, Scatophagidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 28 Bibliotheque Virtuelle Numerique pdf as Peletophila minima Becker, 1904.

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