Proteaphila maculosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lauxanioidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Antliophora Ordo: Diptera Subordo: Brachycera Infraordo: Muscomorpha Sectio: Schizophora Subsectio: Acalyptrata Superfamilia: Lauxanioidea

Familia: Lauxaniidae
Genus: Proteaphila
Species: Proteaphila maculosa

Name

• Proteaphila maculosa Davies & Miller, 2012: 622, figs. 3A, 4C, 5C, 6, 9, 12

Holotype: NMSA, Type no. 2285, ♂; 2.ii.1951, P. Brinck & G. Rudebeck

Type locality: SOUTH AFRICA: Western Cape: Cape Peninsula, Skoorsteenkop [34°02'S 18°23'E].

Etymology: From Latin maculosa (dappled, spotted), in reference to patterned wings.

References

• Gregory B.P. Davies; Raymond M. Miller; Burgert S. Muller, 2012: A new genus of lauxaniid fly from South Africa (Diptera: Acalyptratae: Lauxaniidae), associated with proteas (Proteaceae). African invertebrates, 53 (2): 615–636. DOI: 10.5733/afin.053.0201.