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Adoxomyia

Keith Bayless
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Containing group: Clitellariinae

Introduction

Adoxomyia is found in all zoogeographic regions except Australia. It is most diverse in the Palaearctic region. Only 4 species are found in the Neotropical region, 3 in Eastern Asia, and one, A. argenteofasciata, is found in Eastern Subsaharan Africa.

Characteristics

Adoxomyia is distinguished from other Nearctic Clitellariinae by the pilose eyes, unpatterned wings, and the stylate antenna in which the last three flagellomeres are much longer than wide (James 1981).

References

James, M.T. 1981. 36. Stratiomyidae. 1981. Manual of Nearct. Dipt. 1: 497-511.

Woodley, N. E. 2001. A World Catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Insecta: Diptera). Myia 11: 1-473. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden.

Information on the Internet

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Scientific Name Adoxomyia subulata
Location Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
Life Cycle Stage Adult
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