Flukea

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Flukea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Milesiini
Subtribe: Criorhinina
Genus: Flukea
Etcheverry, 1966 [1]
Type species
Flukea vockerothi
Etcheverry, 1966 [1]
Synonyms
  • FluckeaEtcheverry, 1966 [1]

Flukea is a genus of hoverflies from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. [2]

Species

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Etcheverry, M. (1966). "Flukea vockerothi nuevo genero y nueva especie de Syrphidae Chileno (Diptera)". Publicaciones del Centro de Estudios Entomologicos. 8: 1–22.
  2. ↑ Thompson, F. Christian; Vockeroth, J. Richard; Sedman, Yale S.; Papavero, N. (1976). "Family Syrphidae" (PDF). A Catalogue of the Diptera of the Americas South of the United States. 46. Sao Paulo: Museum of Zoology of the University of Sao Paulo: 1–195. Retrieved 30 July 2021.


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