Vaalimyia nigrotorquata
(No common name)Taxonomy
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- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa
Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
- Superphylum: Panarthropoda
Cuvier
- Phylum: Arthropoda
Latreille, 1829 - Latreille, 1829 - arthropods
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
Snodgrass, 1938 - Hexapods
- Infraphylum: Atelocerata
Heymons, 1901
- Superclass: Panhexapoda
- Epiclass: Hexapoda
- Hexapods
- Class: Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
- Subclass: Dicondylia
- Infraclass: Pterygota
- Winged Insects
- Superorder: Antliophora
- Order: Diptera
(DIP-ter-uh)
Linnaeus, 1758 - True Flies, Mosquitoes, Gnats
- Suborder: Brachycera
(brak-EYE-sair-uh)
- Circular-seamed Flies, Muscoid Flies
- Infraorder: Asilomorpha
- Superfamily: Empidoidea
- Family: Dolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809 - Longlegged Flies
- Genus: Vaalimyia
- Specific name: nigrotorquata Parent, 1937
- Scientific name: Vaalimyia nigrotorquata Parent, 1937
- Specific name: nigrotorquata Parent, 1937
- Genus: Vaalimyia
- Family: Dolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809 - Longlegged Flies
- Superfamily: Empidoidea
- Infraorder: Asilomorpha
- Suborder: Brachycera
(brak-EYE-sair-uh)
- Circular-seamed Flies, Muscoid Flies
- Order: Diptera
(DIP-ter-uh)
Linnaeus, 1758 - True Flies, Mosquitoes, Gnats
- Superorder: Antliophora
- Infraclass: Pterygota
- Winged Insects
- Subclass: Dicondylia
- Class: Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
- Epiclass: Hexapoda
- Hexapods
- Superclass: Panhexapoda
- Infraphylum: Atelocerata
Heymons, 1901
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
Snodgrass, 1938 - Hexapods
- Phylum: Arthropoda
Latreille, 1829 - Latreille, 1829 - arthropods
- Superphylum: Panarthropoda
Cuvier
- Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa
Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Notes:
Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Thomson C., 10-Aug-2004.
Physical Description
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Distribution
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Range and Population
Zaire
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Vaalimyia:
There are approximately 10 species in this genus.: V. antennata · V. fractinervis · V. kivuensis · V. maculata · V. microlepis · V. minuscula · V. minuta · V. nigrotorquata · V. violacea · V. wittei
Bibliography
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- Parent, O. 1932 Dolichopodides du l'expedition de Dr Rensch aux petites iles de la Sonde. Encycl. Ent. (B) II 6: 103-123. [1932.08.14]
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Notes
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Contributors:
- BioSystematic Database of World Diptera, 7.0, 2005.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Data Sources:
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 06, 2007:
- Avian Knowledge Network, Hawk Migration Association of North America - HawkCount
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection
- Museum of Southwestern Biology, Division of Amphibians and Reptiles, Museum of Southwestern Biology, Division of Amphibians and Reptiles database
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Last Revised: February 28, 2008