Genus Ptecticus

Classification · Numbers

Yellow fly at bird seed - Ptecticus trivittatus

Unknown fly with vivid green abdomen - Ptecticus trivittatus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Orthorrhapha" (Brachycera excluding Aschiza and Schizophora))

Infraorder Stratiomyomorpha

Family Stratiomyidae (Soldier flies)

Genus Ptecticus

Numbers

Nearctica lists 5 species.

Contributed by Richard Leung on 4 October, 2004 - 10:44pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 14 January, 2008 - 4:21pm

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