''Dryope melanderi'' is a
fly
Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwing ...
from the
family Dryomyzidae. It has recently been placed in the genus ''Dryope'', having been more widely known as ''Dryomyza melanderi''.
It is named after
American
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* American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America"
** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, pe ...
entomologist
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Axel Melander.
Distribution
This is a western
Nearctic fly, occurring in
Canada (
British Columbia,
Quebec) and the
United States (
Alaska,
Idaho).
References
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Dryomyzidae
Diptera of North America
Insects described in 1957