Facitrichophora carvalhorum

Taxonavigation

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: Discomyzinae
Tribus: Discocerinini
Genus: Facitrichophora
Species: Facitrichophora carvalhorum

Name

• Facitrichophora carvalhorum Mathis & Zatwarnicki, 2012: figs 6-10

Holotype: USNM ENT 00285970, ♂; 29 Mar 2010, D. & W. N. Mathis.

Type locality: Brazil. São Paulo: Praia Puruba (23°21'S, 44°55.6'W; beach).

Etymology: The species epithet, carvalhorum, is a plural genitive Latin patronym to honor and recognize the contribution of the A. Bernardo Carvalho family (Bernardo, Monica, Elisa) to this study of the shore flies of Brazil.

References

• Mathis, W.N. & Zatwarnicki, T. 2012. A revision of the New World species of Polytrichophora Cresson and Facitrichophora, new genus (Diptera, Ephydridae). ZooKeys 231: 1–116. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.231.3687 . Reference page.