Xylomya americana

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Xylomya americana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Xylomyidae
Genus: Xylomya
Species:
X. americana
Binomial name
Xylomya americana
(Wiedemann, 1821) [1]
Synonyms

Xylomya americana is a species of fly in the family Xylomyidae. [2]

Distribution

Canada, United States, Mexico.

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References

  1. 1 2 Wiedemann, C.R.W. (1821). Diptera exotica. Sectio II. Antennis parumarticulatis. [Edition 1]. Kilae [= Kiel]: no publisher given. pp. iv + pp. 43–50 + 101 pp., 2 pls.
  2. Woodley, Norman E. (2011). "A world catalog of the Xylomyidae (Insecta: Diptera) In :Thompson, F.C., Brake, I. & Lonsdale, O. (Eds.), Contributions to the Biosystematic Database of World Diptera". Myia. 12: 417–453.