Alvamaja

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Alvamaja
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Superfamily: Oestroidea
Family: Polleniidae
Genus: Alvamaja
Rognes, 2010
Species:
A. chlorometallica
Binomial name
Alvamaja chlorometallica
Rognes, 2010

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]

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References

  1. ↑ 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 .
  2. ↑ 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. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.971.51283 . PMC   7538466 . PMID   33061774 . Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Alvamaja Rognes, 2010". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 27 March 2021.


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