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Maruina
Genus
Maruina
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon
("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Infraorder
Psychodomorpha
Family
Psychodidae (Moth Flies and Sand Flies)
Subfamily
Psychodinae (Moth Flies)
Genus
Maruina
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
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Explanation of Names
Maruina
Müller 1895
Numbers
4 spp. in our area
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3
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, >40 total
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4
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Range
New World
Remarks
member of the tribe Maruinini Enderlein 1937
Works Cited
1.
A taxonomic review of the genus Maruina (Diptera: Psychodidae)
Hogue C.L. 1973. Los Angeles Co. Nat. Hist. Mus. Sci. Bull. 17: 1‒69.
2.
A taxonomic revision of the genus Maruina (Diptera: Psychodidae)
Quate L.W., Wirth W.W. 1951. Wasmann J. Biol. 9: 151‒166.
3.
American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
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Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by
v belov
on 4 January, 2011 - 12:49pm
Additional contributions by
Aaron Schusteff
Last updated 21 January, 2024 - 5:04pm