Scorpiurus aramoana
Scorpiurus aramoana is a species of fly in the family Dolichopodidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] The species was first discovered in December 2017 on the saltmarsh mudflats of Aramoana near Dunedin in the South Island of New Zealand, and later found further south in the Catlins.[2]
| Scorpiurus aramoana | |
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| Female Scorpiurus aramoana photographed in situ on mudflats at Aramoana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Dolichopodidae |
| Genus: | Scorpiurus |
| Species: | S. aramoana |
| Binomial name | |
| Scorpiurus aramoana Bickel & Kerr, 2018 | |
References
- Bickel, Daniel J.; Kerr, Douglas Steven (2018). "Scorpiurus aramoana (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), a new species from New Zealand". Zootaxa. 4422 (1): 78. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4422.1.4. ISSN 1175-5334.
- "New fly found at Aramoana". Otago Daily Times. 11 June 2018.
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