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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Heleomyzidae » Heleomyzinae » Heleomyzini » Amoebaleria » Amoebaleria defessa
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heleomyzid - Amoebaleria defessa
Copyright © 2015 ophis

heleomyzid - Amoebaleria defessa
Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
May 3, 2015
Size: 7.2 mm
Found on back porch. Larger image.

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Contributed by ophis on 9 May, 2015 - 5:26pm
Last updated 30 September, 2017 - 8:36pm

Moved
Moved from Amoebaleria sackeni.
… ophis, 30 September, 2017 - 8:36pm login or register to post comments

 
IDs
According to Gill (1962) Amoebaleria sackeni and defessa can be distinguished only by male genitalia.
… John F. Carr, 1 October, 2017 - 6:44am login or register to post comments

 
re: IDs
They were lumped by Steyskal in 1968. Go to the bottom of this page.
… ophis, 1 October, 2017 - 6:55am login or register to post comments

 
Page fixed
I updated the species page based on that synonymy.
… John F. Carr, 1 October, 2017 - 7:51am login or register to post comments

 
re: page fixed
Thanks. I often wonder how many species erected (so to speak) by male genitalia would meet Mayr's definition. See discussion here.
… ophis, 1 October, 2017 - 8:19am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Heleomyzini.
… ophis, 30 September, 2017 - 8:36pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Heleomyzidae.
… John F. Carr, 9 August, 2015 - 4:27pm login or register to post comments

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