Pieza is a genus of flies in the family Mythicomyiidae. Its species are found in North America, South America, and the West Indies. The genus was named by Neal Evenhuis in 2002. Evenhuis included the following eleven species, transferring four from Mythicomyia, in his initial circumscription:

Pieza
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Mythicomyiidae
Subfamily: Mythicomyiinae
Genus: Pieza
Evenhuis, 2002
Type species
Mythicomyia angusta
Melander, 1961

As of 2018, Pieza still consists of these eleven species.[15]

References

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  1. ^ Evenhuis (2002), pp. 5–6.
  2. ^ Evenhuis (2002), pp. 6–9.
  3. ^ Melander (1961), pp. 180–181.
  4. ^ Evenhuis (2002), pp. 9–10.
  5. ^ Evenhuis (2002), pp. 10–12.
  6. ^ Evenhuis (2002), pp. 12–13.
  7. ^ Evenhuis (2002), pp. 13–14.
  8. ^ Evenhuis (2002), pp. 14–17.
  9. ^ Greene (1924), p. 62.
  10. ^ Evenhuis (2002), pp. 17–19.
  11. ^ Melander (1961), p. 236.
  12. ^ Evenhuis (2002), pp. 19–21.
  13. ^ Evenhuis (2002), pp. 21–22.
  14. ^ Evenhuis (2002), pp. 22–25.
  15. ^ Pape, Thomas; Thompson, F. Christian (13 June 2013). "Systema Dipterorum". 1.5. Natural History Museum of Denmark. Retrieved 28 September 2018.

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