Genus Brevitrichia

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Works Cited

Looks like this is Brevitrichia griseola? - Brevitrichia - male

Brevitrichia mystery nr 2 - maybe B. coquilletti? - Brevitrichia - female

Brevitrichia mystery nr 3 is a very long shot - possibly B. beameri? - Brevitrichia - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon (Orthorrhapha)

Superfamily Asiloidea

Family Scenopinidae (Window Flies)

Genus Brevitrichia

Explanation of Names

Brevitrichia Hardy 1944

Numbers

>40 spp., all in our area(1)

Range

NA west of the Rockies(1)

Works Cited

1.	Manual of Nearctic Diptera Volume 1 Varies for each chapter; edited by J.F. McAlpine, B.V. Petersen, G.E. Shewell, H.J. Teskey, J.R. Vockeroth, D.M. Wood. 1981. Research Branch Agriculture Canada.

Contributed by Martin Hauser on 25 September, 2012 - 5:48pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 9 March, 2017 - 6:37pm

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