Ectaetia is a small genus of minute black scavenger flies (the family Scatopsidae).[2] Known species are found in the Nearctic, Palearctic, Oriental, and Neotropical biogeographic realms.[3] Adults of Ectaetia species are generally shiny and black, up to 7 mm long.[3]

Ectaetia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Scatopsidae
Subfamily: Ectaetiinae
Genus: Ectaetia
Species

References

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  1. ^ Amorim, Dalton de Souza; Brown, Brian V. (2020-01-01). "Urban Scatopsidae (Diptera) of Los Angeles, California, United States". Insect Systematics and Diversity. 4 (1). doi:10.1093/isd/ixaa001.
  2. ^ "Ectaetia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. ^ a b Brown, Brian Victor (2009). Manual of Central American Diptera. NRC Research Press. p. 354. ISBN 9780660198330.