Ectyphinae

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Ectyphinae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Mydidae
Subfamily: Ectyphinae

Ectyphinae is a subfamily of mydas flies in the family Mydidae. There are at least four genera in Ectyphinae. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Genera

These genera belong to the subfamily Ectyphinae: [5]

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References

  1. Wilcox, J.; Papavero, N.; Pimentel, T. (1989). Studies of Mydidae (Diptera). IVb. Mydas and allies in the Americas (Mydinae, Mydini). Belém: Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi. pp. 139 pp.
  2. Artigas, Jorge N.; Papavero, Nelson (1990). "Studies on Mydidae Diptera v. Phylogenetic and biogeographic notes key to the American genera and illustrations of spermathecae". Gayana Zoología . 54: 87–116. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  3. "Ectyphinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  4. Dikow, Torsten (2019). "Asiloid Flies, deciphering their diversity and evolutionary history". National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2019-06-02.

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