Pilbara_(fly)

<i>Pilbara octava</i>

Pilbara octava

Species of fly from Australia


Pilbara octava is a species of fly in the family Dolichopodidae from Australia, and the only member of the genus Pilbara.[2] The genus is named after the Pilbara region of Western Australia, where P. octava was found.[1] In particular, the only known location of P. octava is at Millstream, Fortescue River.[3]

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References

  1. Bickel, D. J. (1994). "The Australian Sciapodinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with a review of the Oriental and Australasian faunas, and a world conspectus of the subfamily" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement. 21: 1–394. doi:10.3853/j.0812-7387.21.1994.50. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  2. Evenhius, N. L. (17 April 2016). "Family Dolichopodidae". In Evenhius, N. L. (ed.). Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions (online version). Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  3. Bickel, D. J. (15 January 2014). "19 New Long-legged Flies from the Pilbara Region in Western Australia". Australian Museum. Retrieved 17 April 2018.



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