Forcipomyia squamipennis
| Forcipomyia squamipennis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Ceratopogonidae |
| Subfamily: | Forcipomyiinae |
| Genus: | Forcipomyia |
| Species: | F. squamipennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Forcipomyia squamipennis Ingram & Macfie, 1924 | |
Forcipomyia squamipennis is a biting midge species in the genus Forcipomyia. It is an important pollinator of the cacao trees (Theobroma cacao) in Ghana.[1]
References
- ↑ Studies on the ecology and biology of a cocoa pollinator, Forcipomyia squamipennis I. & M. (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae), in Ghana. T. Kaufmann, Bulletin of Entomological Research, Volume 65, Issue 02, June 1975, pages 263-268, doi:10.1017/S0007485300005940
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