Exaireta

Exaireta is a genus of soldier flies in the family Stratiomyidae. There are at least two described species in Exaireta.[2][3][4][5]

Exaireta spinigera

Exaireta
Exaireta spinigera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Stratiomyidae
Subfamily: Beridinae
Genus: Exaireta
Schiner, 1868[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Apospasma Enderlein, 1921
  • Xanthoberis White, 1916

Species

These two species belong to the genus Exaireta:

  • Exaireta siliacea (White, 1916) i c g
  • Exaireta spinigera (Wiedemann, 1830) i c g b (garden soldier fly)

Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]

References
  1. Schiner, I.R. (1868). Diptera. vi In [Wullerstorf-Urbair, B. von (in charge)], Reise der osterreichischen Fregatte Novara. Zool. 2(1)B. Wien: K. Gerold's Sohn. pp. 388pp., 4 pls.
  2. "Exaireta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  3. "Browse Exaireta". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  4. "Exaireta". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  5. "Exaireta Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-25.

Further reading
  • Woodley, Norman E. (2001). A world catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Insecta: Diptera). North American Dipterists' Society. ISBN 978-9057820830.
  • McAlpine, J. F.; Petersen, B. V.; Shewell, G. E.; Teskey, H. J.; Vockeroth, J. R.; Wood, D. M., eds. (1981). Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume I. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. ISBN 978-0-660-10731-8.
  • Media related to Exaireta at Wikimedia Commons
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