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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Mosquitoes and Midges (Culicomorpha) » Biting Midges (Ceratopogonidae) » Ceratopogoninae » Heteromyiini » Heteromyia » Heteromyia prattii

Species Heteromyia prattii

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range
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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 Heteromyiini
Genus Heteromyia
Species prattii (Heteromyia prattii)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Heteromyia prattii Coquillett 1902
For some time considered as a variant of Heteromyia fasciata, restored to full species status by Wirth and Grogan 1977
Explanation of Names
Named for Mr. F. C. Pratt who collected the type specimen.
Size
4 mm
Range
Eastern USA and southern Ontario
Contributed by John F. Carr on 8 August, 2010 - 7:37pm
Last updated 7 October, 2012 - 7:55pm

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