Biology:Polleniinae
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| Male Pollenia sp. on Schizophyllum commune fungus growing on Betula | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Calliphoridae |
| Subfamily: | Polleniinae |
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The Polleniinae are a subfamily of Calliphoridae, or blow flies. According to Whitworth,[1] the most distinguishing characteristic of this subfamily is its dull color, which is quite rare among most Calliphoridae.[1]:721 This subfamily includes the genera Melanodexia and Pollenia.
The family Polleniidae has been considered a subfamily of Calliphoridae in the past, containing various genera and species. As a result of phylogenetic analysis, the subfamily Polleniinae was elevated to family rank by Cerretti, et al., in 2019, and assigned the genera Alvamaja, Morinia, and Pollenia.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Whitworth, Terry (2006). "Keys to the genera and species of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of America north of Mexico". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 108: 689–725. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/69166.
- ↑ Cerretti, Pierfilippo; Stireman, John O.; Badano, Davide; Gisondi, Silvia et al. (2019). "Reclustering the cluster flies (Diptera: Oestroidea, Polleniidae)". Systematic Entomology 44 (4). doi:10.1111/syen.12369.
Wikidata ☰ Q3395324 entry
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