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Species Symballophthalmus masoni

Mating dance flies - Symballophthalmus masoni - male - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon (Orthorrhapha)

Superfamily Empidoidea

Family Hybotidae (Hybotid Dance Flies)

Subfamily Tachydromiinae

Tribe Symballophthalmini

Genus Symballophthalmus

Species masoni (Symballophthalmus masoni)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Symballophthalmus masoni Chillcott, 1958

Explanation of Names

Named for W. R. M. Mason, who collected the type specimen.

Range

Northeast USA, Ontario

Contributed by John F. Carr on 22 October, 2016 - 7:30pm

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