Dryope melanderi is a fly from the family Dryomyzidae. It has recently been placed in the genus Dryope, having been more widely known as Dryomyza melanderi.[1] It is named after American entomologist Axel Melander.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Dryomyzidae |
| Genus: | Dryope |
| Species: | D. melanderi
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| Binomial name | |
| Dryope melanderi | |
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Distribution edit
This is a western Nearctic fly, occurring in Canada (British Columbia, Quebec) and the United States (Alaska, Idaho).[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Mathis, Wayne N.; Sueyoshi, Masahiro (2011). "World Catalog and Conspectus on the Family Dryomyzidae (Diptera: Schizophora)" (PDF). Myia. 12: 207–233. Retrieved 1 March 2015.