Alvamaja is a monotypic genus of flies, containing only the species Alvamaja chlorometallica.[1] Although originally placed in the family Rhinophoridae, it belongs to the family Polleniidae.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Superfamily: | Oestroidea |
| Family: | Polleniidae |
| Genus: | Alvamaja Rognes, 2010 |
| Species: | A. chlorometallica
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| Binomial name | |
| Alvamaja chlorometallica Rognes, 2010
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References
edit- ^ Rognes, K (2010). "Alvamaja chlorometallica gen. n., sp. n. from Europe - the first metallic Rhinophoridae (Diptera)". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 153: 3–13. doi:10.1163/22119434-900000284. hdl:11250/182383.
- ^ Gisondi, Silvia; Rognes, Knut; Badano, Davide; Pape, Thomas (2020). "The world Polleniidae (Diptera, Oestroidea): key to genera and checklist of species". ZooKeys (971): 105–155. Bibcode:2020ZooK..971..105G. doi:10.3897/zookeys.971.51283. PMC 7538466. PMID 33061774. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Alvamaja Rognes, 2010". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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