Coquena
Genus of flies
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Coquena is a genus of small-headed fly found in Argentina and Chile. It was first established by Evert I. Schlinger in 2013.
| Coquena | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Acroceridae |
| Subfamily: | Panopinae |
| Genus: | Coquena Schlinger in Schlinger, Gillung & Borkent, 2013 |
| Type species | |
| Coquena stangei Schlinger in Schlinger, Gillung & Borkent, 2013 | |
The genus is named after the Coquena legend of north-western Argentina. The type species, Coquena stangei, is named after Dr. Lionel A. Stange, who collected the type series.[1]
Species
The genus includes two species:[2]
- Coquena coquimbensis González & Ramírez, 2021 – Chile
- Coquena stangei Schlinger in Schlinger, Gillung & Borkent, 2013 – Argentina
