| Ageiton | |
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| Ageiton ater | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Stratiomyidae |
| Subfamily: | Pachygastrinae |
| Genus: |
Ageiton Kertész, 1914 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Ageiton ater | |
Ageiton is a monotypic genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae. [2] It is endemic to the Afrotropics, where it is widespread. The only species, Ageiton ater is black with short silver hairs ( setae). It is similar to the three species of Cardopomyia, which are found in Madagascar. [3]
References
- ^ a b Kertész, K. (1914). "Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Notacanthen. XXIII-XXXV". Annales Musei Nationalis Hungarici. 12: 449–557. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ Woodley, N.E. (2001). "A World Catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Diptera)". Myia. 11: 1–462. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ Hauser, M., Woodley, N.E. and Fachin, D.A. (2017). "Chapter 41. Stratiomyidae (Soldier Flies)". In Kirk-Spriggs, A.H. & Sinclair, B.J. (ed.). Manual of Afrotropical Diptera. Pretoria, South Africa. ISBN 978-1-928224-11-2.