Brontaea

Brontaea is a genus of house flies, insects in the family Muscidae. There are about five described species in Brontaea.[1][2][3]

Brontaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Muscidae
Subfamily: Mydaeinae
Genus: Brontaea
Kowarz, 1873

Species

These five species belong to the genus Brontaea:

  • Brontaea cilifera (Malloch, 1920) i
  • Brontaea debilis (Williston, 1896) i
  • Brontaea delecta b
  • Brontaea humilis (Zetterstedt, 1860) i b
  • Brontaea quadristigma (Thomson, 1869) i

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[2] b = Bugguide.net[3]

References
  1. "Brontaea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  2. "Brontaea". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  3. "Brontaea Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  4. "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-05-01.

Further reading
  • McAlpine, J. F.; Petersen, B. V.; Shewell, G. E.; Teskey, H. J.; Vockeroth, J. R.; Wood, D. M., eds. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume II. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. ISBN 978-0-660-10731-8.
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