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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Gnats, Gall Midges, and March Flies (Bibionomorpha) » Minute Black Scavenger Flies (Scatopsidae) » Scatopsinae » Scatopsini » Scatopse

Genus Scatopse

Classification · Numbers · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited
Minute Black Scavenger Flies - Scatopse notata Minute Black Scavenger Fly - Scatopse notata Minute Black Scavenger Fly - Scatopse notata fly - Scatopse notata Weird fly - Scatopse notata Little fly - Scatopse notata scatopsid - Scatopse notata - male Scatopse notata
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Infraorder Bibionomorpha (Gnats, Gall Midges, and March Flies)
Family Scatopsidae (Minute Black Scavenger Flies)
Subfamily Scatopsinae
Tribe Scatopsini
Genus Scatopse
Numbers
3 species in our area.
Remarks
Only one species, Scatopse notata, found in a survey of Los Angeles. (1)
Internet References
ITIS
DrawWing, diagram of wing venation
Discover Life
Works Cited
1.Urban Scatopsidae (Diptera) of Los Angeles, California, United States
Amorim and Brown. 2020. Insect Systematics and Diversity.
Contributed by Brad Barnd on 10 December, 2007 - 11:48am
Additional contributions by Ted Kropiewnicki
Last updated 20 November, 2021 - 9:27pm

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