Stegopterna

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Stegopterna
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Simuliidae
Genus: Stegopterna
Enderlein, 1930

Stegopterna is a genus of black flies (insects in the family Simuliidae). There are about 15 described species in Stegopterna. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Species

These 15 species belong to the genus Stegopterna:

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Stegopterna Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. 1 2 "Browse Stegopterna". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. 1 2 "Stegopterna". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  4. 1 2 "Stegopterna Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.

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