Alvamaja

Alvamaja is a monotypic genus of flies, containing only the spcies Alvamaja chlorometallica.[1] Although originally placed in the family Rhinophoridae, it belongs to the family Polleniidae.[2]

Alvamaja
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Superfamily: Oestroidea
Family: Polleniidae
Genus: Alvamaja
Rognes, 2010
Species:
A. chlorometallica
Binomial name
Alvamaja chlorometallica
Rognes, 2010

This species is found in Europe (Romania, Serbia).[3]

References

  1. Rognes, K (2010). "Alvamaja chlorometallica gen. n., sp. n. from Europe - the first metallic Rhinophoridae (Diptera)". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 153: 3–13.
  2. Gisondi, Silvia; Rognes, Knut; Badano, Davide; Pape, Thomas (2020). "The world Polleniidae (Diptera, Oestroidea): key to genera and checklist of species" (PDF). ZooKeys. 971: 105–155. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. "Alvamaja Rognes, 2010". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 27 March 2021.


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