Empis discolor

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Empis discolor
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Empididae
Genus: Empis
Subgenus: Leptempis
Species:
E. discolor
Binomial name
Empis discolor
Loew, 1856 [1] [2]

Empis discolor is a species of fly in the family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus Leptempis. [3] It is found in the Palearctic. [3] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Chandler, Peter J. (1998). Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. 12. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. p. 234. ISBN   0-901546-82-8.
  2. ↑ Loew, H. (1856). "Neue Beitrage zur Kenntniss der Dipteren". Vierter Beitrag. Progr.: 57.
  3. 1 2 Collin, J.E. (1961). British Flies VI: Empididae Part 2: Hybotinae, Empidinae (except Hilara). Vol. 4. Cambridge: Cambridge UP. p. 329.


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