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Orthoprosopa alex

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Orthoprosopa alex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Milesiini
Subtribe: Tropidiina
Genus: Orthoprosopa
Subgenus: Paratropidia
Species:
O. alex
Binomial name
Orthoprosopa alex
(Thompson, 1972)[1]
Synonyms[1]

Paratropidia alex Thompson, 1972

Orthoprosopa alex is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae.[1]

Distribution

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This species occurs in New Guinea.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Thompson, F.C. (1972). "The genus Paratropidia Hull (Diptera: Syrphidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 74: 263–274.