Biology:Amenia (fly)
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Short description: Genus of insects
| Amenia | |
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| Amenia imperialis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Calliphoridae |
| Genus: | Amenia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 |
Amenia is a genus of flies belonging to the family Calliphoridae.[1] [2]
Larvae
Studies suggest that all species of Amenia are macrolarviparous,[3] giving birth to well developed and large larvae.
Distribution
The species of the genus Amenia are found in Australia.[3]
Species
Source:[1]
- Amenia albosquamata Colless, 1998
- Amenia chrysame (Walker, 1849)
- Amenia crinita Colless, 1998
- Amenia imperialis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
- Amenia leonina (Fabricius, 1775)
- Amenia longicornis (Malloch, 1930)
- Amenia sexpunctata Malloch, 1933
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Amenia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830" (in en). Global biodiversity information facility. https://www.gbif.org/species/1504411.
- ↑ "Amenia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830". Atlas of living Australia. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn%3Alsid%3Abiodiversity.org.au%3Aafd.taxon%3A18168ae6-309b-482d-a661-9f5ce16cc3dd.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Colless, D.C. (1998). "Morphometrics in the genus Amenia and revisionary notes on the Australian Ameniinae (Diptera: Calliphoridae), with the description of eight new species". Records of the Australian Museum 50 (1): 85–123. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.50.1998.1275. ISSN 0067-1975. https://media.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/17849/1275_complete.pdf. Retrieved 10 February 2022. ""The Ameniinae comprise seven genera, of which six occur in Australia; the largest, Amenia, is restricted to this country." "...all species are macrolarviparous"".
Wikidata ☰ Q2842753 entry
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