Afrothaumalea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chironomoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Antliophora Ordo: Diptera Subordo: Nematocera Infraordo: Culicomorpha Superfamilia: Chironomoidea

Familia: Thaumaleidae
Genus: Afrothaumalea
Species (2): A. capensis – A. pamelae

[source: Catalogue of Life: 2010 Annual Checklist]

Name

• Afrothaumalea Stuckenberg, 1960
  • Original status: valid genus
  • Gender: feminine
  • Type species: Afrothaumalea pamelae Stuckenberg, 1960
    • Fixation: original designation [p. 107] [and monotypy]

References

• Kirk-Spriggs, A.H.; Stuckenberg, B.R. 2009: Afrotropical Diptera - rich savannas, poor rainforests. Pp. 155-196 in Pape, T.; Bickel, D.; Meier, R. (eds.) Diptera diversity: status, challenges and tools. Koninklijke Brill NV. ISBN 90 04 14897 3 PDF Google books
• Sinclair, B.J.; Stuckenberg, B.R. 1995: Review of the Thaumaleidae (Diptera) of South Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum, 36: 209-214.
• Stuckenberg, B.R. 1960: A new genus and species of Thaumaleidae from South Africa (Diptera). Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B), 29: 107–109. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1960.tb01152.x

Links

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• Nomenclator Zoologicus
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