Phymatopterella

Phymatopterella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Phoridae
Subfamily:	Metopininae
Tribe:	Metopinini
Genus:	Phymatopterella ; Brues, 1933 [1]
Type species
	Phymatopterella shannoni ; Brues, 1933 [1]

Last updated November 20, 2020

Phymatopterella is a genus of flies in the family Phoridae.

Species

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References

1 2 3 Brues, C.T. (1933). "A new genus of Phoridae from Peru. :" (PDF). Psyche. 40: 106–111. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
1 2 Borgmeier, T. (1926). "Phorideos novos ou pouco conhecidos do Brasil". Boletim do Museu Nacional de Rio de Janeiro. 2: 39–52.
1 2 3 Borgmeier, T. (1971). "Further studies on phorid flies, mainly of the Neotropical Region (Diptera, Phoridae)". Studia Entomologica. 14: 1–172.
↑ Barnes, Jeffrey K. (1990). "First record of genus Phymatopterella in the Nearctic Region and description of P. ovatimacula, a new humpbacked fly from Florida (Diptera: Phoridae)" (PDF). Florida Entomologist. 73: 644–649. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

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[Brues1933-1] 1 2 3 Brues, C.T. (1933). "A new genus of Phoridae from Peru. :" (PDF). Psyche. 40: 106–111. Retrieved 25 October 2020.

[Borgmeier1926-2] 1 2 Borgmeier, T. (1926). "Phorideos novos ou pouco conhecidos do Brasil". Boletim do Museu Nacional de Rio de Janeiro. 2: 39–52.

[Borgmeier1971-3] 1 2 3 Borgmeier, T. (1971). "Further studies on phorid flies, mainly of the Neotropical Region (Diptera, Phoridae)". Studia Entomologica. 14: 1–172.

[Barnes1990-4] Barnes, Jeffrey K. (1990). "First record of genus Phymatopterella in the Nearctic Region and description of P. ovatimacula, a new humpbacked fly from Florida (Diptera: Phoridae)" (PDF). Florida Entomologist. 73: 644–649. Retrieved 19 November 2020.