Oxycera

Oxycera is a genus of soldier flies in the family Stratiomyidae.[2][3] There are at least 80 described species in Oxycera.[4][1][5][6]

Oxycera
Oxycera dives female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Stratiomyidae
Tribe: Oxycerini
Genus: Oxycera
Meigen, 1803
Type species
Musca trilineata
Synonyms[1]
  • Alphoxycera Lindner, 1938
  • Betoxycera Dumeril, 1805
  • Euoxycera Bigot, 1856
  • Heraclina Pleske, 1925
  • Hermione Meigen, 1800
  • Heteroxycera Pleske, 1925
  • Hypoleon Pleske, 1925
  • Macroxycera Pleske, 1925
  • Metoxycera Pleske, 1925
  • Microxycera Pleske, 1925
  • Paroxycera Pleske, 1925

Species

These 88 species belong to the genus Oxycera:[1][6]

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References

  1. "Oxycera Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  2. "Fauna Europaea". European Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  3. Stubbs, A. & Drake, M. (2001). British Soldierflies and Their Allies: A Field Guide to the Larger British Brachycera. British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 512 pp. ISBN 1-899935-04-5.
  4. "Oxycera Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  5. "Oxycera Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  6. "Browse Oxycera". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-06.

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
  • Charles, H. Curran (1934). "The families and genera of North American Diptera". doi:10.5962/bhl.title.6825. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • McAlpine, J.F.; Petersen, B.V.; Shewell, G.E.; Teskey, H.J.; et al. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch Agriculture Canada. ISBN 978-0660121253.
  • Woodley, Norman E. (2001). A world catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Insecta: Diptera). North American Dipterists' Society. ISBN 978-9057820830.

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