Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Scenopinus bulbosus
described by Osten Sacken in 1877
Numbers
the only species in this genus in North America according to
California Dept. of Food and Agriculture and
nearctica.com
one of two species in North America according to
ITIS,
morphbank.net, and the
Diptera Site
The first two references place the species griseola in Brevitrichia, whereas the last three place it in Metatrichia.
Range
Nearctic: Missouri and southwestern United States
type specimens collected in Missouri
Season
adults fly from May to September
Internet References
pinned adult images and
information on male and female syntypes, location, synonym, author, year (Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard U., Massachusetts)
photos and diagrams; PDF doc plus general distribution and other info (David Yeates and David Grimaldi, American Museum of Natural History, New York)
seasonality; PDF doc (Gordon Pratt, US Army Corps of Engineers)
distribution and type locality (The Diptera Site, US Dept. of Agriculture)
world checklist of Scenopinidae (Shaun Winterton, California Dept. of Food and Agriculture)
Contributed by
Chuck Entz on 24 December, 2006 - 10:22pm
Additional contributions by
Robin McLeodLast updated 27 December, 2006 - 12:22pm
