Pterodontia johnsoni

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Pterodontia johnsoni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Acroceridae
Genus: Pterodontia
Species:
P. johnsoni
Binomial name
Pterodontia johnsoni
Cole, 1919 [1]

Pterodontia johnsoni is a species of small-headed flies (insects in the family Acroceridae). [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. Cole, F. R. (1919). "The Dipterous Family Cyrtidae in North America". Transactions of the American Entomological Society . 45 (1): 1–79. JSTOR   25077002.
  2. "ADW: Pterodontia johnsoni: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  3. "Pterodontia johnsoni Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  4. "Pterodontia johnsoni species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  5. "Pterodontia johnsoni". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
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