Coquena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Acroceridae
Subfamily: Panopinae
Genus: Coquena
Schlinger in Schlinger, Gillung & Borkent, 2013
Type species
Coquena stangei
Schlinger in Schlinger, Gillung & Borkent, 2013

Coquena is a genus of small-headed fly found in Argentina and Chile. It was first established by Evert I. Schlinger in 2013.

The genus is named after the Coquena legend of north-western Argentina. The type species, Coquena stangei, is named after Dr. Lionel A. Stange, who collected the type series.[1]

Species

The genus includes two species:[2]

  • Coquena coquimbensis González & Ramírez, 2021 – Chile
  • Coquena stangei Schlinger in Schlinger, Gillung & Borkent, 2013 – Argentina

References

  1. Schlinger, Evert I.; Gillung, Jessica P.; Borkent, Christopher J. (2013). "New spider flies from the Neotropical Region (Diptera, Acroceridae) with a key to New World genera". ZooKeys (270): 59–93. doi:10.3897/zookeys.270.4476. PMC 3668421. PMID 23730188.
  2. González, Christian R.; Ramírez, Francisco (2021). "Una especie nueva de Coquena (Diptera: Acroceridae) de Chile central con una clave para los géneros chilenos de Panopinae". Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad (in Spanish). 92: e923640. doi:10.22201/ib.20078706e.2021.92.3640.
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