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Gymnochiromyia flavella

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Gymnochiromyia flavella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chyromyidae
Genus: Gymnochiromyia
Species:
G. flavella
Binomial name
Gymnochiromyia flavella
(Zetterstedt, 1848)
Synonyms

Peletophila minima Becker, 1904.

Gymnochiromyia flavella is a species of fly in the family Chyromyidae. It is found in the Palearctic.[1]

The insect is 1.5 to 2 mm. long and yellow in colour. Its head is characterized by: a transversely oval outline of the compound eyes, a convex occiput, closely set and crossed parietal setae and three pairs of orbital setae, the front of which is directed medially and the rear one is directed posteriorly. The body is characterized by naked sternopleura, four pairs of dorsocentral setae and four rows of acrostichal setae [2][3] For terms see Morphology of Diptera.

Content in this edit is translated from the existing Polish Wikipedia article at pl:Gymnochiromyia flavella; see its history for attribution

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I,II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN 81-205-0080-6 ISBN 81-205-0081-4
  3. ^ Séguy, E. (1934) Diptères: Brachycères. II. Muscidae acalypterae, Scatophagidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 28 Bibliotheque Virtuelle Numerique pdf as Peletophila minima Becker, 1904.
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