Genus Taeniaptera

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Print References · Works Cited

Mating Stilt-Legged Flies - Taeniaptera trivittata - male - female

Stilt-legged Fly - Taeniaptera trivittata

Fly with hooked abdomen - Taeniaptera trivittata

Taeniaptera feei Steyskal - Taeniaptera feei - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon (Acalyptratae)

Family Micropezidae (Stilt-legged Flies)

Subfamily Taeniapterinae

Genus Taeniaptera

Explanation of Names

Author of genus is Macquart, 1835.

Numbers

Nearctica.com and Arnett (1) list two species: lasciva and trivittata.

Print References

Arnett, p. 889 (1)

Works Cited

1.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico By Ross H. Arnett

Contributed by Cotinis on 25 October, 2005 - 5:11am

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