Rhaphiomidas aitkeni

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Rhaphiomidas aitkeni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Mydidae
Subfamily: Rhaphiomidinae
Genus: Rhaphiomidas
Species:
R. aitkeni
Binomial name
Rhaphiomidas aitkeni
Cazier, 1941 [1]

Rhaphiomidas aitkeni is a species of mydas flies (insects in the family Mydidae). [2] [3] [4]

Distribution

California.

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References

  1. Cazier, M.A. (1941). "A generic review of the family Apioceratidae with a revision of the North American species (Diptera-Brachycera)". The American Midland Naturalist. 25: 589–631, 4 pls.
  2. Wilcox, J.; Papavero, N.; Pimentel, T. (1989). Studies of Mydidae (Diptera). IVb. Mydas and allies in the Americas (Mydinae, Mydini). Belém: Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi. pp. 139 pp.
  3. Artigas, Jorge N.; Papavero, Nelson (1990). "Studies on Mydidae Diptera v. Phylogenetic and biogeographic notes key to the American genera and illustrations of spermathecae". Gayana Zoología . 54: 87--116. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  4. Van Dam, M.H. (2010). "A new species and key for Rhaphiomidas Osten Sacken (Diptera: Mydidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2622: 49–60. Retrieved 5 June 2023.