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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Lauxanioidea » Lauxaniidae » Xenochaetina » Xenochaetina muscaria
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Xenochaetina muscaria
Copyright © 2007 Edgar Cohen

Xenochaetina muscaria
Columbia, Howard County, Maryland, USA
November 12, 1992
Size: 3 mm
This fly has been identified by Dr. Stephen Gaimari, of the California Department of Food and Agriculture. It is submitted for your interest.
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Contributed by Edgar Cohen on 30 March, 2007 - 3:25pm
Last updated 30 March, 2007 - 4:37pm

is this
Xenochaetina or Xentochaetina?
… Keith Bayless, 3 April, 2007 - 10:12am login or register to post comments

 
it's been awhile
so i'm changing it to Xenochaetina, which I'm sure is right. I hope no offense is taken.
… Keith Bayless, 14 April, 2007 - 5:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Name of the Lauxaniid fly
Xenochaetina appears to be the correct name. What I'm curious about is the origin of this name. "Xeno" suggests something foreign, and perhaps "chaetina" has something to do with chaetotaxy. I'd appreciate any comments on that.
… Edgar Cohen, 3 April, 2007 - 11:23am login or register to post comments

 
Strange hairs
This genus has some small hairs near the base of Rs that are unusual in Lauxaniidae.
… John F. Carr, 23 February, 2017 - 6:41pm login or register to post comments

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