Palloptera Explained
Palloptera is a genus of flutter flies in the family Pallopteridae. There are at least 30 described species in Palloptera.
Species
Approximately 33 species belong to the genus Palloptera:
- P. albertensis
- P. ambusta
- P. anderssoni
- P. basimaculata
- P. bimaculata
- P. claripennis
- P. elegans
- P. ephippium
- P. flava
- P. formosa
- †P. hypolithica (Burdigalian, China)
- P. kloiberi
- P. kukumorensis
- P. laetabilis
- P. longipennis
- P. maculifemur
- P. marginata
- P. modesta
- †P. morticina (Eocene, British Columbia)
- P. orientata
- P. pallens
- P. quinquemaculata
- P. saltuum
- P. scutellata
- P. septentrionalis
- P. setosa
- P. subusta
- P. terminalis
- P. trimacula
- P. umbellatarum
- P. usta
- P. ustulata
- P. venusta
Further reading
- Book: Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume II. 1987. McAlpine . J. F.. Petersen . B. V.. Shewell . G. E.. Teskey . H. J.. Vockeroth . J. R.. Wood . D. M.. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. 978-0-660-10731-8.
