Biology:Melanderia
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Short description: Genus of flies
| Melanderia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Dolichopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrophorinae |
| Tribe: | Hydrophorini |
| Genus: | Melanderia Aldrich, 1922[1] |
| Type species | |
| Melanderia mandibulata Aldrich, 1922[1]
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Melanderia is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.[2] It is distributed along the West Coast of the United States, and members of the genus live in the intertidal zone.[3]
Species
The genus is divided into two subgenera, Melanderia and Wirthia:[4]
- Subgenus Melanderia Aldrich, 1922:
- Melanderia crepuscula Arnaud, 1958[4] – California (Pacific Grove)
- Melanderia mandibulata Aldrich, 1922[1] – Washington (state) , Oregon, California
- Subgenus Wirthia Arnaud, 1958:[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Aldrich, J.M. (1922). "A New Genus of Two-winged Fly with Mandible-like Labella". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 24: 145–148. https://archive.org/download/biostor-83763/biostor-83763.pdf. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ↑ Yang, D.; Zhu, Y.; Wang, M.; Zhang, L. (2006). World Catalog of Dolichopodidae (Insecta: Diptera).. Beijing: China Agricultural University Press. pp. 1–704. ISBN 9787811171020.
- ↑ Pollet, Marc A. A.; Brooks, Scott Edward; Cumming, Jeffrey Malcolm (2004). "Catalog of the Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of America north of Mexico". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (American Museum of Natural History) 283: 1–114. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2004)283<0001:cotddo>2.0.co;2. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232694905.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Arnaud, P. H. Jr. (1958). "A synopsis of the genus Melanderia Aldrich (Diptera, Dolichopodidae).". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 60: 179–186. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26237440#page/547/mode/1up. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ↑ Harmston, F.C. (1972). "New Dolichopodidae From California And Oregon (Diptera)". Entomological News 83: 153–158. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2701593#page/573/mode/1up. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ↑ Van Duzee, Millard C. (1917). "New North American species of Dolichopodidae (Dip.)". Entomological News 28: 123–128. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2567832. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
Wikidata ☰ Q13961604 entry
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