List of Dohrniphora species

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This is a list of 245 species in Dohrniphora , a genus of scuttle flies in the family Phoridae. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Dohrniphora species

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dohrniphora Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  2. 1 2 "Browse Dohrniphora". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  3. 1 2 "Dohrniphora". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  4. 1 2 "Dohrniphora Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Kung, Giar-Ann; Brown, Brian V. (2006). "Review of the Caribbean species of Dohrniphora Dahl (Diptera: Phoridae)". Journal of Natural History. 40: 32–34. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
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