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Species Palpomyia rufa

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Infraorder Culicomorpha (Mosquitoes and Midges)
Family Ceratopogonidae (Biting Midges)
Subfamily Ceratopogoninae
Tribe Palpomyiini
Genus Palpomyia
Species rufa (Palpomyia rufa)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Ceratopogon rufus Loew, 1861
Explanation of Names
"red"
Range
Eastern North America
Contributed by John F. Carr on 10 April, 2018 - 2:21pm

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