Poecilognathus relativitae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Bombyliidae
Genus: Poecilognathus
Species:
P. relativitae
Binomial name
Poecilognathus relativitae
(Evenhuis, 1985)

Poecilognathus relativitae, originally known as Phthiria relativitae, is a species of fly of the family Bombyliidae, subfamily Phthiriinae, that is found in the American Southwest. It was discovered by Neal Evenhuis, who named it as a pun on "theory of relativity".[1]

Subsequent analysis revealed that the insect is not of the genus Phthiria, and it was renamed.[2]

References

  1. Susan Milius (2001-05-26). "A Fly Called Iyaiyai". Science News.
  2. Stupid Science Word of the Month at Discover; August 2007 issue; published online July 26, 2007; retrieved July 22, 2013
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