Microphthalma
Macquart, 1843
Microphthalma is a of in the , first described by Macquart in 1843. The genus contains approximately 16 described distributed across multiple continents. As with other tachinids, members of this genus are flies whose develop within . The genus name refers to the characteristically reduced found in these flies.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Microphthalma: /maɪˈkrɒfˌθælmə/
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Distribution
of Microphthalma have been recorded from North America (including Michigan), South America (Peru, Brazil), Europe, and Africa (Nigeria).
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Growth and life history of the mesopelagic mysid Meterythrops microphthalma in the southern Japan Sea
- A new species of Pseudione Kossmann, 1881 (Crustacea, Isopoda, Bopyridae) parasitizing the squat lobster Munida microphthalma A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 in the Southwestern Atlantic
- Rare yet everywhere: phylogenetic position of the enigmatic deep-sea shrimp Physetocaris microphthalma Chace, 1940 (Decapoda, Caridea)