Garifuna (fly)
Garifuna is a genus of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.
| Garifuna | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Ephydridae |
| Subfamily: | Ilytheinae |
| Tribe: | Philygriini |
| Genus: | Garifuna Mathis, 1997[1] |
| Type species | |
| Garifuna sinuata Mathis, 1997[1] | |
Distribution
Etymology
Garifuna, is derived from the name of descendants of the Black Caribs who were deported from St. Vincent in 1797 and who settled along the southern coast of Belize.
Species
- Garifuna sinuata Mathis, 1997[1]
References
- Mathis, W.N. (1997). "Shore flies of the Belizean Cays (Diptera: Ephydridae)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 592: v + 77. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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