Atherix lantha

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Atherix lantha
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Athericidae
Subfamily: Athericinae
Genus: Atherix
Species:
A. lantha
Binomial name
Atherix lantha
Webb, 1977 [1]

Atherix lantha is a species of watersnipe fly in the family Athericidae. [1]

Distribution

Canada, United States.

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References

  1. 1 2 Webb, D.W. (1977). "The Nearctic Athericidae (Insecta: Diptera)". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 50: 473–495.