Sepedonea

Sepedonea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Sciomyzidae
Tribe:	Tetanocerini
Genus:	Sepedonea ; Steyskal, 1973
Type species
	Sepedon lindneri ; Hendel, 1932

Last updated March 20, 2024

Sepedonea is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.^[2]

Species

S. barbosai Knutson & Bredt, 1976^[3]
S. canabravana Knutson & Bredt, 1976^[3]
S. giovana Marinoni & Mathis, 1991^[4]
S. guatemalana (Steyskal, 1951)^[5]
S. guianica (Steyskal, 1951)^[5]
S. incipiens Freidberg, Knutson & Abercrombie, 1991^[6]
S. isthmi (Steyskal, 1951)^[5]
S. lagoa (Steyskal, 1951)^[5]
S. lindneri (Hendel, 1932)
S. neffi Freidberg, Knutson & Abercrombie, 1991^[6]
S. telson (Steyskal, 1951)^[5]
S. trichotypa Freidberg, Knutson & Abercrombie, 1991^[6]
S. veredae Freidberg, Knutson & Abercrombie, 1991^[6]

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References

↑ Steyskal, George C. (1973). "A New Classification of the Sepedon Group of the Family Sciomyzidae (Diptera) with Two New Genera". Entomological News. 84: 143–146. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
↑ Knutson, Lloyd Vernon; Vala, Jean-Claude (2011). Biology of Snail-Killing Sciomyzidae Flies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 1–526. ISBN 978-0521867856.
1 2 Knutson, L.; Bredt, A. (1976). "Two New Species of Snail-killing Flies from West-central Brazil (Diptera: Sciomyzidae)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 30: 113–118.
↑ Freidberg, Amnon; Knutson, Lloyd; Abercrombie, Jay (1991). "A Revision of Sepedonea, a Neotropical Genus of Snail-killing Flies (Diptera: Sciomyzidae)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 506: 1–48. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
1 2 3 4 5 Steyskal, George C. (1951). "The Genus Sepedon Latreille in the Americas (Diptera: Sciomyzidae)". Wasmann Journal of Biology. 8: 271–297.
1 2 3 4 Marinoni, Luciane; Mathis, Wayne N. (2006). "A cladistic analysis of the Neotropical genus Sepedonea Steyskal (Diptera: Sciomyzidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. Magnolia Press. 1236: 37–52. Retrieved 19 November 2018.

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[Steyskal1973-1] Steyskal, George C. (1973). "A New Classification of the Sepedon Group of the Family Sciomyzidae (Diptera) with Two New Genera". Entomological News. 84: 143–146. Retrieved 19 November 2018.

[KnutsonVala2011-2] Knutson, Lloyd Vernon; Vala, Jean-Claude (2011). Biology of Snail-Killing Sciomyzidae Flies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 1–526. ISBN 978-0521867856.

[KnutsonBredt1976-3] 1 2 Knutson, L.; Bredt, A. (1976). "Two New Species of Snail-killing Flies from West-central Brazil (Diptera: Sciomyzidae)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 30: 113–118.

[FreidbergKnutsonAbercrombie1991-4] Freidberg, Amnon; Knutson, Lloyd; Abercrombie, Jay (1991). "A Revision of Sepedonea, a Neotropical Genus of Snail-killing Flies (Diptera: Sciomyzidae)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 506: 1–48. Retrieved 19 November 2018.

[Steyskal1951-5] 1 2 3 4 5 Steyskal, George C. (1951). "The Genus Sepedon Latreille in the Americas (Diptera: Sciomyzidae)". Wasmann Journal of Biology. 8: 271–297.

[MarinoniMathis2006-6] 1 2 3 4 Marinoni, Luciane; Mathis, Wayne N. (2006). "A cladistic analysis of the Neotropical genus Sepedonea Steyskal (Diptera: Sciomyzidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. Magnolia Press. 1236: 37–52. Retrieved 19 November 2018.

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