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Nomenclator Detail Record
 
 
 
Name: Mormotomyia hirsuta Austen, 1936: 429
Type: TL: Kenya. Garissa District, Ukazzi (HT M BMNH)
Status: (Available, Valid) Current Valid Name
Notes:
Valid Name: Mormotomyia hirusta Austen
Family: Mormotomyiidae
Category: Species
Range: (AF: AF) Kenya
URL:
Citation: Austen, E.E. 1936. A remarkable semi-apterous fly (Diptera) found in a cave in east Africa, and representing a new family, genus, and species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1936: 425-431. [1936.??.??]
Verification Code: 99
Authority: Pont, A.C. 1980
Revision Date: 06/20/2023
Kind of Name: Species
Record #: 39090
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