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Scorpiurus aramoana

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Scorpiurus aramoana
Female Scorpiurus aramoana photographed in situ on mudflats at Aramoana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Hydrophorinae
Tribe: Hydrophorini
Genus: Scorpiurus
Species:
S. aramoana
Binomial name
Scorpiurus aramoana
Bickel & Kerr, 2018

Scorpiurus aramoana is a species of fly in the family Dolichopodidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] The species was first discovered in December 2017 on the saltmarsh mudflats of Aramoana near Dunedin in the South Island of New Zealand, and later found further south in the Catlins.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Bickel, Daniel J.; Kerr, Douglas Steven (2018). "Scorpiurus aramoana (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), a new species from New Zealand". Zootaxa. 4422 (1): 78–84. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4422.1.4. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 30313512.
  2. ^ "New fly found at Aramoana". Otago Daily Times. 11 June 2018.