Polytrichophora arnaudorum

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
Genus: Polytrichophora
Species: Polytrichophora arnaudorum

Name

• Polytrichophora arnaudorum Mathis & Zatwarnicki, 2012: figs 38–42

Holotype: USNM ENT 00285968, ♂; 19 Feb 1954, P.H. Arnaud.

Type locality: Mexico. Baja California. San Felipe (31°01.5'N, 114°50.4'W).

Etymology: "The species epithet, arnaudorum, is a plural genitive patronym to recognize and honor Paul H. Arnaud, Jr. and his wife, Madeline (nee Milliet), who contributed greatly to our careers in entomology and specifically to the study of Diptera. Paul was the collector of the type series."

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.