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Paracoeloglutus

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Genus of flies

Paracoeloglutus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Neurigoninae
Tribe: Coeloglutini
Genus: Paracoeloglutus
Naglis, 2001
Species: P. chilensis
Binomial name
Paracoeloglutus chilensis
Naglis, 2001

Paracoeloglutus is a genus of flies from Chile in the family Dolichopodidae. It contains only one species, Paracoeloglutus chilensis. The generic name is a combination of the Greek word 'para' (meaning 'near') and Coeloglutus, a closely related genus. The specific name is derived from Chile, the country where P. chilensis was collected.

References

  1. ^ Naglis, S. M. (2001). "Revision of the Neotropical Neurigoninae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) I: Coeloglutus Aldrich, Neotonnoiria Robinson, and Paracoeloglutus gen. nov., with the definition the tribe Coeloglutini stat. nov" (PDF). Studia dipterologica. 8 (1): 189–206.
Taxon identifiers
Paracoeloglutus
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