IRMNG - Melanderia Aldrich, 1922

IRMNG taxon details

Melanderia Aldrich, 1922

IRMNG_ID

1308330 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1308330)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809

Synonymised names

Wirthia Arnaud, 1958 · unaccepted (valid as subgenus)

Direct children (3)

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Species Melanderia californica Harmston, 1972
Species Melanderia crepuscula Arnaud, 1958
Species Melanderia mandibulata Aldrich, 1922

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Aldrich, J. M. (1922). A new genus of two-winged fly with mandible-like labella. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 24(6): 145-152., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2562546
page(s): 146 [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Melanderia Aldrich, 1922. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1308330 on 2025-03-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-20 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (8)
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original description Aldrich, J. M. (1922). A new genus of two-winged fly with mandible-like labella. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 24(6): 145-152., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2562546
page(s): 146 [details]

basis of record SN2000/Bickel, 1982 [details]

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

current name source CoL 2006 [details]

extant flag source SN2000/Bickel, 1982 [details]

habitat flag source as per family (nonmarine except where stated) [details]

original description (of Wirthia Arnaud, 1958) Arnaud, P. H. (1958). A synopsis of the genus Melanderia Aldrich (Diptera, Dolichopodidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 60: 179-186., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26237440
page(s): 184 [details]

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