Amenia imperialis is a blowfly in the family Calliphoridae.[3][4][5][2][1]
Amenia imperialis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Calliphoridae |
Genus: | Amenia |
Species: | A. imperialis
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Binomial name | |
Amenia imperialis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
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Synonyms | |
Larvae
editStudies suggest that Amenia imperialis is macrolarviparous,[6] giving birth to well developed and large larvae.
Distribution
editAmenia imperialis is found in Australia.[6]
It has been reported that "... that two other "forms" of A. imperialis can be distinguished: one occurring in northwestern Australia and arid areas of New South Wales and Queensland, the other in the vicinity of Cooktown, Queensland."[6]
Gallery
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Yengo National Park, Australia 2009
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Sydney, Australia 2022
References
edit- ^ a b "Amenia imperialis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830". Atlas of living Australia. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
Published in:Robineau-Desvoidy, J.B. 1830, "Essai sur les myodaires", Mémoires Présentés par Divers Savant a l'Académie Royale des Sciences de l'Institut de France, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 1-813
- ^ a b c Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Yellow-headed Snail Parasitic Blowfly - Amenia imperialis".
- ^ "Amenia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830". www.gbif.org. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Amenia imperialis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830". Atlas of living Australia. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Colless, D.C. (1998). "Morphometrics in the genus Amenia and revisionary notes on the Australian Ameniinae (Diptera: Calliphoridae), with the description of eight new species" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 50 (1): 85–123. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.50.1998.1275. ISSN 0067-1975. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022. pp. 85, 86, 117:
The Ameniinae comprise seven genera, of which six occur in Australia; the largest, Amenia, is restricted to this country." "...all species are macrolarviparous..." "... that two other "forms" of A. imperialis can be distinguished: one occurring in northwestern Australia and arid areas of New South Wales and Queensland, the other in the vicinity of Cooktown, Queensland.