Diaphorus nigricans

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Diaphorus nigricans
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Diaphorinae
Tribe: Diaphorini
Genus: Diaphorus
Species:
D. nigricans
Binomial name
Diaphorus nigricans
Meigen, 1824 [1]
Synonyms [2]

Diaphorus nigricans is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found in the Holarctic realm, south to the Neotropics. [2] [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. Meigen, J. W. (1824). "Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europaischen zweiflugeligen Insekten". Vierter Theil. Schulz-Wundermann, Hamm.: xii + 428 pp.
  2. 1 2 "Diaphorus nigricans Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. Zetterstedt, J. W. (1843). Diptera Scandinaviae. Vol. 2. Lundae [=Lund.]: Officina Lundbergiana. pp. 441–894.
  4. "Diaphorus nigricans". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  5. Pollet, Marc A. A.; Brooks, Scott E.; Cumming, Jeffrey M. (2004). "Catalog of the Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of America North of Mexico". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 2004 (283): 1–114. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2004)283<0001:COTDDO>2.0.CO;2.