Biology:Mberu
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Short description: Genus of flies
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Dolichopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Neurigoninae |
| Tribe: | Coeloglutini |
| Genus: | Mberu Capellari & Amorim, 2011[1] |
| Species: | M. pepocatu
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| Binomial name | |
| Mberu pepocatu Capellari & Amorim, 2011[1]
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Mberu is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from the Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil , and contains only one species, Mberu pepocatu. The generic name is the Tupi–Guarani word for "fly". The specific name is a combination of the Tupi–Guarani words pepo ("wing") and cato ("beautiful"), referring to the vein pattern of the wings.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Capellari, Renato Soares; Amorim, Dalton De Souza (2011). "Mberu, a new neurigonine genus from southeastern Brazil (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)". Zootaxa 3101: 38–46. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3101.1.2. https://www.academia.edu/28295823.
Wikidata ☰ Q21447429 entry
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