Eulonchus halli

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Eulonchus halli
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Acroceridae
Genus: Eulonchus
Species:
E. halli
Binomial name
Eulonchus halli
Schlinger, 1960 [1]

Eulonchus halli is a species of small-headed flies in the family Acroceridae. [2] [3] [4] [5] It was named after one of its original collectors, Jack C. Hall, who was also a colleague of the species's author, Evert I. Schlinger, at the University of California. [1] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Schlinger, E. I. (1960). "A Review of the Genus Eulonchus Gerstaecker. Part I. The Species of the Smaragdinus Group (Diptera: Acroceridae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America . 53 (3): 416–422. doi:10.1093/aesa/53.3.416.
  2. "Eulonchus halli Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  3. "Eulonchus halli species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  4. "Eulonchus halli". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  5. 1 2 "Eulonchus halli Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.

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