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Rhaphiomidas terminatus

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Rhaphiomidas terminatus
Rhaphiomidas terminatus ssp. abdominalis

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Mydidae
Subfamily: Rhaphiomidinae
Genus: Rhaphiomidas
Species:
R. terminatus
Binomial name
Rhaphiomidas terminatus
Cazier, 1941[2]
Subspecies

Rhaphiomidas terminatus, the flower-loving fly, is a species of mydas fly (insects in the family Mydidae). It is endemic to California.[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (5 May 2023). "Rhaphiomidas terminatus". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  2. ^ Cazier, M.A. (1941). "A generic review of the family Apioceratidae with a revision of the North American species (Diptera-Brachycera)". The American Midland Naturalist. 25: 589–631, 4 pls. doi:10.2307/2420717. JSTOR 2420717.
  3. ^ Wilcox, J.; Papavero, N.; Pimentel, T. (1989). Studies of Mydidae (Diptera). IVb. Mydas and allies in the Americas (Mydinae, Mydini). Belém: Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi. pp. 139 pp.
  4. ^ Artigas, Jorge N.; Papavero, Nelson (1990). "Studies on Mydidae Diptera v. Phylogenetic and biogeographic notes key to the American genera and illustrations of spermathecae". Gayana Zoología. 54: 87–116. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  5. ^ Van Dam, M.H. (2010). "A new species and key for Rhaphiomidas Osten Sacken (Diptera: Mydidae)". Zootaxa. 2622: 49–60. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2622.1.3. Retrieved 5 June 2023.