Pilbara octava is a species of fly in the family Dolichopodidae from Australia, and the only member of the genus Pilbara.[2] The genus is named after the Pilbara region of Western Australia, where P. octava was found.[1] In particular, the only known location of P. octava is at Millstream, Fortescue River.[3]

Pilbara octava
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Sciapodinae
Tribe: Sciapodini
Genus: Pilbara
Bickel, 1994[1]
Species:
P. octava
Binomial name
Pilbara octava
Bickel, 1994[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Bickel, D. J. (1994). "The Australian Sciapodinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with a review of the Oriental and Australasian faunas, and a world conspectus of the subfamily" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement. 21: 1–394. doi:10.3853/j.0812-7387.21.1994.50. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  2. ^ Evenhius, N. L. (17 April 2016). "Family Dolichopodidae". In Evenhius, N. L. (ed.). Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions (online version). Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  3. ^ Bickel, D. J. (15 January 2014). "19 New Long-legged Flies from the Pilbara Region in Western Australia". Australian Museum. Retrieved 17 April 2018.