Species Asteia beata

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")

Superfamily Opomyzoidea

Family Asteiidae

Genus Asteia

Species beata (Asteia beata)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Asteia beata Aldrich 1912

Explanation of Names

Beata is Latin for blessed. Apparently Aldrich followed a convention established for European species of Asteia, which have names such as amoena (lovely), concinna (pretty), and elegantula (diminutive of elegant).

Size

2.4 mm

Identification

Black, slightly pollinose mesonotum; yellow scutellum; and yellow abdomen with black spots identify this species within its genus.

Contributed by John F. Carr on 19 May, 2009 - 5:08pm
Last updated 3 April, 2013 - 7:41pm

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