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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Asteiidae » Asteia » Asteia beata

Species Asteia beata

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification
Fly - Asteia beata - female Asteiidae - Asteia beata Small Fly - Asteia beata Asteiidae, lateralX - Asteia beata Asteiidae, lateralX - Asteia beata fly - Asteia beata fly - Asteia beata - male Asteia beata? - Asteia beata
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")
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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