Maruina

Maruina is a genus of moth flies in the family Psychodidae. There are at least 30 described species in Maruina.[2][3][4][5] The generic name is derived from the Tupi language marui, diminutive for a fly.[1]

Maruina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Psychodidae
Subfamily:	Psychodinae
Genus:	Maruina Müller, 1895[1]

Species

These 39 species belong to the genus Maruina:

• Maruina amada Hogue, 1973 ^{c g}
• Maruina amadora Hogue, 1973 ^{c g}
• Maruina barrettoi Bravo, 2005 ^{c g}
• Maruina bellaca Hogue, 1973 ^{c g}
• Maruina boulderina Vaillant, 1963 ^{i c g}
• Maruina caceresi Wagner, 1988 ^{c g}
• Maruina cachita Hogue, 1973 ^{c g}
• Maruina campesina Hogue, 1973 ^{c g}
• Maruina chaborra Hogue, 1973 ^{c g}
• Maruina chamaca Hogue, 1973 ^{c g}
• Maruina chamaquita Hogue, 1973 ^{c g}
• Maruina chica Hogue, 1973 ^{c g}
• Maruina chiringa Hogue, 1990 ^{c g}
• Maruina cholita Hogue, 1973 ^{c g}
• Maruina colombicana Wagner & Joost, 1994 ^{c g}
• Maruina dama Hogue, 1973 ^{c g}
• Maruina doncella Hogue, 1973 ^{c g}
• Maruina duckhosei Bravo, 2005 ^{c g}
• Maruina duckhousei Bravo, 2005 ^{c g}
• Maruina garota Hogue, 1973 ^{c g}
• Maruina guria Bravo, 2004 ^{c g}
• Maruina hirta Johannsen, 1938 ^{c g}
• Maruina hoguei Wagner, 1993 ^{c g}
• Maruina jezeki Bravo, 2005 ^{c g}
• Maruina lanceolata (Kincaid, 1899) ^{i c g b}
• Maruina menina Bravo & Lago, 2004 ^{c g}
• Maruina mollesi Vaillant, 1989 ^{c g}
• Maruina muchacha Hogue, 1973 ^{c g}
• Maruina namorada Hogue, 1973 ^{c g}
• Maruina nina Hogue, 1973 ^{c g}
• Maruina pebeta Ibanez-Bernal, 1994 ^{c g}
• Maruina pennaki Vaillant, 1963 ^{i c g}
• Maruina pilosella Müller, 1895 ^{c g}
• Maruina querida Hogue, 1973 ^{c g}
• Maruina spinosa Müller, 1895 ^{c g}
• Maruina tica Hogue, 1973 ^{c g}
• Maruina tobagensis Wagner, 1993 ^{c g}
• Maruina ursula (Müller, 1895) ^{c g}
• Maruina vidamia Hogue, 1973 ^{c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]

References

1. Müller, Fritz (1895). "Contribution towards the history of a new form of larvae of Psychodidae (Diptera), from Brazil". Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 1895 (4): 479–482. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1895.tb02109.x.
2. "Maruina Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
3. "Browse Maruina". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
4. "Maruina". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
5. "Maruina Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.

Further reading

• McAlpine, J. F.; Petersen, B. V.; Shewell, G. E.; Teskey, H. J.; Vockeroth, J. R.; Wood, D. M., eds. (1981). Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume I. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. ISBN 978-0-660-10731-8.