Atlatlia

Atlatlia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Dolichopodidae
Subfamily:	Medeterinae
Genus:	Atlatlia; Bickel, 1986
Type species
	Atlatlia girsea; Bickel, 1986

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Bickel, D. J. (1986). "Atlatlia, a new genus of Dolichopodidae (Diptera) from Australia". Entomologica Scandinavica. 17 (2): 165–171. doi:10.1163/187631286X00369. ISSN 1399-560X.

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[Bickel1986-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Bickel, D. J. (1986). "Atlatlia, a new genus of Dolichopodidae (Diptera) from Australia". Entomologica Scandinavica. 17 (2): 165–171. doi:10.1163/187631286X00369. ISSN 1399-560X.

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