| Amenia imperialis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Calliphoridae |
| Genus: | Amenia |
| Species: | A. imperialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Amenia imperialis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 | |
| Synonyms | |
Amenia imperialis is a blowfly in the family Calliphoridae. [3] [4] [5] [2] [1]
Studies suggest that Amenia imperialis is macrolarviparous, [6] giving birth to well developed and large larvae.
Amenia imperialis is found in Australia. [6]
It has been reported that "... that two other "forms" of A. imperialis can be distinguished: one occurring in northwestern Australia and arid areas of New South Wales and Queensland, the other in the vicinity of Cooktown, Queensland." [6]
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André Jean Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy was a French physician and entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera (flies) and to some extent of the Coleoptera (beetles).
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Published in:Robineau-Desvoidy, J.B. 1830, "Essai sur les myodaires", Mémoires Présentés par Divers Savant a l'Académie Royale des Sciences de l'Institut de France, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 1-813
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)The Ameniinae comprise seven genera, of which six occur in Australia; the largest, Amenia, is restricted to this country." "...all species are macrolarviparous..." "... that two other "forms" of A. imperialis can be distinguished: one occurring in northwestern Australia and arid areas of New South Wales and Queensland, the other in the vicinity of Cooktown, Queensland.
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