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Boatman Fly

Pogonortalis doclea

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera

Pogonortalis doclea, the boatman fly, is a species of signal fly (family Platystomatidae). It is native to Australia and has been introduced to California in the United States. Description Characteristics of the genus Pogonortalis are: the cheek immediately below the eye being less than a tenth the height of the eye; the hind femur having an anteroventral keel at the distal third; and the anterior crossvein of the wing meeting vein 4 before the mid-length of the discal cell.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 376