Dasydorylas forcipus
| Dasydorylas forcipus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Pipunculidae |
| Subfamily: | Pipunculinae |
| Tribe: | Eudorylini |
| Genus: | Dasydorylas |
| Species: | D. forcipus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasydorylas forcipus Motamedinia & Skevington, 2020 | |
Dasydorylas forcipus is a species of fly in the family Pipunculidae. It was described in 2020 by Behnam Motamedinia and Jeffrey H. Skevington from a male specimen collected in Israel.[1]
Distribution
Dasydorylas forcipus is known from Israel. The holotype was collected in the Nahal Qana Reserve.[2]: 17–18
Etymology
The species name is derived from the Latin word forceps, meaning "tongs", referring to the shape of the male surstyli.[2]: 18
References
- ↑ Motamedinia, Behnam; Skevington, Jeffrey H.; Kelso, Scott (2020). "Taxonomic revision of Dasydorylas Skevington, 2001 (Diptera, Pipunculidae) in the Middle East". PeerJ. 8 e8511. doi:10.7717/peerj.8511.
- 1 2 Motamedinia, Behnam; Skevington, Jeffrey H.; Kelso, Scott (2020). "Taxonomic revision of Dasydorylas Skevington, 2001 (Diptera, Pipunculidae) in the Middle East". PeerJ. 8 e8511. doi:10.7717/peerj.8511. PMC 7034381. PMID 32110483.