Atissa suturalis

Taxonavigation

Atissa suturalis, length about 1.1 mm

Taxonavigation: Ephydroidea

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: Brachycera Infraordo: Muscomorpha Sectio: Schizophora Subsectio: Acalyptrata Superfamilia: Ephydroidea

Familia: Ephydridae
Subfamilia: Hydrelliinae
Tribus: Atissini
Genus: Atissa
Species: Atissa suturalis

Name

• Atissa suturalis Cresson, 1929: 177
  • Authority for current placement: original
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Original genus: Atissa Haliday, 1837
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated (as 'type') and presumably unique
    • Description: [adult] female
    • Repository: ANSP 6337
  • Type locality: 'Sydney, New South Wales, Australia'

References

selected references

• Cresson, E.T. jr. 1929: Studies in the Dipterous family Ephydridae. Paper II. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 55(2): 165–195. JSTOR
• White, T.C.R. 1970: Airborne arthropods collected in South Australia with a drogue-net towed by a light aircraft. Pacific insects, 12(2): 251–259. PDF

Additional references

• Macfarlane, R.P., Maddison, P.A., Andrew, I.G., Berry, J.A., Johns, P.M., Hoare, R.J.B., Larivière, M.-C., Greenslade, P., Henderson, R.C., Smithers, C.N., Palma, R.L., Ward, J.B., Pilgrim, R.L.C., Towns, D.R., McLellan, I., Teulon, D.A.J., Hitchings, T.R., Eastop, V.F., Martin, N.A., Fletcher, M.J., Stufkens, M.A.W., Dale, P.J., Burckhardt, D., Buckley, T.R. & Trewick, S.A. 2010. Phylum Arthropoda subphylum Hexapoda: Protura, springtails, Diplura, and insects. Pp. 233–467 in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) 2010. New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume 2. Kingdom Animalia. Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand. Reference page.  PDF. Reference page.  [448, listed]

Links

• Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist
• EoL