Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
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Taeniaptera
Genus
Taeniaptera
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon
("Acalyptratae")
Superfamily
Nerioidea
Family
Micropezidae (Stilt-legged Flies)
Subfamily
Taeniapterinae
Genus
Taeniaptera
Explanation of Names
Taeniaptera
Macquart 1835
Numbers
2 spp. in our area, 4 total
(
1
)
Range
neotropical group ranging into the US (north to CA-MI-NY)
(
2
)
(
3
)
Works Cited
1.
Molecular phylogeny of the Taeniapterini (Diptera: Micropezidae) using nuclear and mitochondrial DNA [...]
Jackson M.D., Marshall S.A., Skevington J.H. 2015. Insect Systematics & Evolution.
2.
Manual of Nearctic Diptera Volume 2
Varies for each chapter; edited by J.F. McAlpine, B.V. Petersen, G.E. Shewell, H.J. Teskey, J.R. Vockeroth, D.M. Wood. 1987. Research Branch Agriculture Canada.
3.
Manual of Central American Diptera
Brian V. Brown et al. 2009. NRC Research Press.
Contributed by
Cotinis
on 25 October, 2005 - 5:11am
Additional contributions by
Vox Sciurorum
,
v belov
,
Chris Angell
Last updated 22 February, 2023 - 2:07pm