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Hemipenthes alba

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Hemipenthes alba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Bombyliidae
Genus: Hemipenthes
Species:
H. alba
Binomial name
Hemipenthes alba
Ávalos-Hernández, 2009
Synonyms

Hemipenthes albus Ávalos-Hernández, 2009 (misspelling)

Hemipenthes alba is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae, known from Mexico; the name was misspelled as albus in the original publication,[1] but as it is an adjective meaning "white", it must be corrected under the rules of gender agreement in the ICZN to alba.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Ávalos-Hernández, O. (2009) A review of the North American species of Hemipenthes Loew, 1869 (Diptera: Bombyliidae) Zootaxa 2074. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2074.1.1
  2. ^ Article 32, ICZN