Dyshypostena edwardsi

Dyshypostena edwardsi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tachinidae
Subfamily:	Tachininae
Tribe:	Minthoini
Genus:	Dyshypostena
Species:	D. edwardsi
Binomial name
	Dyshypostena edwardsi; (van Emden, 1960)
Synonyms
	Kinangopana edwardsivan Emden, 1960;

Last updated June 28, 2024

Dyshypostena edwardsi is a species of tachinid flies in the genus Dyshypostena of the family Tachinidae.^[2]

Distribution

Kenya.

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References

1 2 Emden, F.I. van. (1960). "Keys to the Ethiopian Tachinidae—III Macquartiinae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 134 (3): 313–487. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1960.tb05596.x.
↑ O’Hara, James E.; Shannon, J. Henderson; D. Monty, Wood (5 March 2020). "World Checklist of the Tachinidae" (PDF). Tachinidae Resources. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

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[Emden1960-1] 1 2 Emden, F.I. van. (1960). "Keys to the Ethiopian Tachinidae—III Macquartiinae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 134 (3): 313–487. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1960.tb05596.x.

[OHara2020-2] O’Hara, James E.; Shannon, J. Henderson; D. Monty, Wood (5 March 2020). "World Checklist of the Tachinidae" (PDF). Tachinidae Resources. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

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