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Genus Minettia

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")
Superfamily Lauxanioidea
Family Lauxaniidae
Genus Minettia
Explanation of Names
Minettia Robineau-Desvoidy 1830
Numbers
16 North American species listed by nearctica.com (1)
Print References
C.S. Eiseman "Minettia Robineau-Desvoidy spp. (Diptera: Lauxaniidae) as Secondary Invaders in Leaf Mines of other Insects," Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 123(3), 669-672, (28 October 2021). https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.123.3.668
Works Cited
1.Nearctica: Nomina Insecta Nearctica
Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 8 March, 2006 - 1:22pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Beatriz Moisset, Bbarnd, v belov
Last updated 28 January, 2022 - 12:55am

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