Brontaea is a genus of house flies, insects in the family Muscidae. There are about five described species in Brontaea.[1][2][3]
| Brontaea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Muscidae |
| Subfamily: | Mydaeinae |
| Genus: | Brontaea Kowarz, 1873 |
Species
editThese five species belong to the genus Brontaea:
- Brontaea cilifera (Malloch, 1920) i
- Brontaea debilis (Williston, 1896) i
- Brontaea delecta b
- Brontaea humilis (Zetterstedt, 1860) i b
- Brontaea quadristigma (Thomson, 1869) i
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[2] b = Bugguide.net[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Brontaea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ a b "Brontaea". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ a b "Brontaea Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-05-01.
Further reading
edit- McAlpine, J. F.; Petersen, B. V.; Shewell, G. E.; Teskey, H. J.; Vockeroth, J. R.; Wood, D. M., eds. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume II. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. ISBN 978-0-660-10731-8.