Platypalpus discifer

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Platypalpus discifer
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Hybotidae
Subfamily: Tachydromiinae
Genus: Platypalpus
Species:
P. discifer
Binomial name
Platypalpus discifer
Loew, 1863

Platypalpus discifer is a species of hybotid dance flies (insects in the family Hybotidae). [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Platypalpus discifer Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  2. "Platypalpus discifer species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  3. "Platypalpus discifer". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  4. "Platypalpus discifer Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-03.