Wohlfahrtia

Wohlfahrtia
Wohlfahrtia magnifica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Diptera
Family:Sarcophagidae
Subfamily:Paramacronychiinae
Genus:Wohlfahrtia
Brauer & von Bergenstamm, 1889[1]
Type species
Sarcophila magnifica
Schiner, 1861
Synonyms

Wohlfahrtia is a genus of flesh flies in the family Sarcophagidae. There are at least 20 described species in Wohlfahrtia.[2][3][4][5]

Wohlfahrtia magnifica

Species

These 28 species belong to the genus Wohlfahrtia:

Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]

References

  1. ↑ Pape, Thomas H. (1996). "Catalogue of the Sarcophagidae of the World (Insecta:Diptera)". Memoirs on Entomology, International. Utah: American Entomological Institute. 8: 1–558. ISBN 9781566650632.
  2. 1 2 "Wohlfahrtia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  3. 1 2 "Browse Wohlfahrtia". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  4. 1 2 "Wohlfahrtia". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  5. 1 2 "Wohlfahrtia Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
  • Charles, H. Curran (1934). "The families and genera of North American Diptera". doi:10.5962/bhl.title.6825.
  • McAlpine, J.F.; Petersen, B.V.; Shewell, G.E.; Teskey, H.J.; et al. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch Agriculture Canada. ISBN 978-0660121253.

  • "Diptera.info". Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  • Media related to Wohlfahrtia at Wikimedia Commons
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