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Colobostema

Colobostema is a genus of minute black scavenger flies in the family Scatopsidae. There are at least 4 described species in Colobostema.

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Colobostema
Colobostema
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Scatopsidae
Subfamily: Scatopsinae
Genus: Colobostema
Enderlein, 1926

Colobostema is a genus of minute black scavenger flies in the family Scatopsidae. There are at least 4 described species in Colobostema.123

Species

  • Colobostema arizonense Cook, 1956
  • Colobostema leechi Cook, 1978
  • Colobostema variatum Cook, 1956
  • Colobostema varicorne (Coquillett, 1902)
References

References

  1. "Colobostema Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  2. "Colobostema Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  3. "Colobostema Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
Further reading

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
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