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Hilara laureae

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Hilara laureae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Empididae
Genus: Hilara
Species:
H. laureae
Binomial name
Hilara laureae
Becker, 1908

Hilara laureae is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. The species was first described from Tenerife in the Canary Islands by Theodor Becker,[1] where it is believed to be endemic.[2]

Etymology

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The original spelling given by Becker (1908: 42) is "laureae", with the species epithet possibly reflecting where the species was first found in a "laurel grove" (in original german as "im Lorbeerhain").[1] However, subsequently many online sources give the spelling of the species epithet as the later alternative "laurae" without any apparent justification.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Becker, Theodor (1908). "Dipteren der Kanarischen Inseln". Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin. 4 (1): 1–180.
  2. ^ Báez, M. (Nov 1988). "Análisis faunístico de los Dípteros de la laurisilva de Tenerife, Islas Canarias (Insecta, Diptera)" [Faunal analysis of the dipterans of the laurel forests of Tenerife, Canary Islands] (PDF). Boletín de la Asociación española de Entomología (in Spanish). 12. Salamanca: 181-208.
  3. ^ "Hilara laurae Becker, 1908". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-11-04.

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