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Nomenclator Detail Record
 
 
 
Name: Paracantha forficula Benjamin, 1934: 31
Type: TL: USA. Florida: Cocoa Beach (HT M USNM)
Status: (Available, Valid) Current Valid Name
Notes:
Valid Name: Paracantha forficula Benjamin
Family: Tephritidae
Category: Species
Range: (NE: NE) USA (coastal plain, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Texas)
URL:
Citation: Benjamin, F.H. 1934. Descriptions of some native trypetid flies with notes on their habits. Technical Bulletin, United States Department of Agriculture 401: 95 p. [1934.01.??]
Verification Code: 190
Authority: Norrbom, A.L., L. E. Carroll, L.E., Thompson, F.C., White, I.M. & Freidberg, A. 1999
Revision Date: 06/20/2023
Kind of Name: Species
Record #: 72732
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