Pilbara (fly)
Pilbara is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae from Australia.[2] It contains only one species, Pilbara octava. The genus is named after the Pilbara region of Western Australia, where the genus is found.[1] In particular, the only known location of the genus is at Millstream, Fortescue River.[3]
| Pilbara | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Dolichopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Sciapodinae |
| Tribe: | Sciapodini |
| Genus: | Pilbara Bickel, 1994[1] |
| Species: | P. octava |
| Binomial name | |
| Pilbara octava Bickel, 1994[1] | |
References
- Bickel, D. J. (1994). "The Australian Sciapodinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with a review of the Oriental and Australasian faunas, and a world conspectus of the subfamily" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement. 21: 1–394. doi:10.3853/j.0812-7387.21.1994.50. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- Evenhius, N. L. (17 April 2016). "Family Dolichopodidae". In Evenhius, N. L. (ed.). Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions (online version). Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- Bickel, D. J. (15 January 2014). "19 New Long-legged Flies from the Pilbara Region in Western Australia". Australian Museum. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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