Diogmites neoternatus
Appearance
Diogmites neoternatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Asilidae |
Genus: | Diogmites |
Species: | D. neoternatus
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Binomial name | |
Diogmites neoternatus (Bromley, 1951)
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Diogmites neoternatus is a species of robber fly in the family Asilidae.[1][2][3][4] Its genus name, Diogmites, refers to the peculiar habit of hanging by its foreleg while consuming prey.
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "Diogmites neoternatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ "Diogmites neoternatus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ "Diogmites neoternatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ "Diogmites neoternatus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
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External links[edit]
Media related to Diogmites neoternatus at Wikimedia Commons