Biology:Xanthopteromyia

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Xanthopteromyia
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tachinidae
Subfamily: Dexiinae
Tribe: Voriini
Genus: Xanthopteromyia
Townsend, 1926[1]
Type species
Xanthopteromyia tegulata
Townsend, 1926[1]
Synonyms
  • Xanthoteromyia Townsend, 1926[1]
  • Proparathelaira Townsend, 1928[2]

Xanthopteromyia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.[3] This genus includes species such as Xanthopteromyia plumosa and Xanthopteromyia tegulata.[4] These flies are diurnal and have a bilaterally symmetric body. They possess a tympanal organ as part of their auditory system and exhibit a diurnal behavioral circadian rhythm.[4]

Species

  • Xanthopteromyia plumosa (Townsend, 1928)[2]
  • Xanthopteromyia tegulata Townsend, 1926[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Townsend, C.H.T. (1926). "Fauna sumatrensis. (Beitrag No. 25). Diptera Muscoidea II". Supplementa Entomologica 14: 14–42. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Townsend, C.H.T. (1928). "New Muscoidea from the Philippines Region". Philippine Journal of Science 34 [1927: 365–397. 
  3. O’Hara, James E.; Shannon, J. Henderson; D. Monty, Wood (5 March 2020). "World Checklist of the Tachinidae". http://www.nadsdiptera.org/Tach/WorldTachs/Checklist/Tachchlist_ver2.1.pdf. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Xanthopteromyia - Encyclopedia of Life". https://eol.org/pages/84701. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14396408 entry