Biology:Atlatlia
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Short description: Genus of flies
| Atlatlia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Dolichopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Medeterinae |
| Genus: | Atlatlia Bickel, 1986[1] |
| Type species | |
| Atlatlia girsea Bickel, 1986[1]
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Atlatlia is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.[1] It contains two species, both of which are found in eucalypt forests in Australia . In the males, the seventh segment of the abdomen is extremely elongated, forming a hypopygial peduncle. The name of the genus is derived from atlatl, the Nahuatl word for "spear-thrower", in reference to the male preabdomen which appears to act as an atlatl for the hypopygial peduncle.[1]
Species
- Atlatlia flaviseta Bickel, 1986[1] – Western Australia
- Atlatlia girsea Bickel, 1986[1] – New South Wales
References
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