Ditaeniella trivittata Cresson, 1920

Vikhrev, Nikita E. & Murphy, William L., 2022, Notes on the taxonomy of species of Sciomyzini with a predominantly setulose anepisternum (Diptera, Sciomyzidae), Amurian Zoological Journal XIV (2), pp. 281-298 : 283

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scientific name	Ditaeniella trivittata Cresson, 1920
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Melina (Ditaenia) trivittata Cresson, 1920 View in CoL Ditaeniella trivittata Cresson, 1920 : Knutson et al. (1990: table 1)

Ditaeniella trivittata Cresson, 1920 : redescription in Murphy et al. (2018: 58–59)

Material examined: see specimens listed in Murphy et al. (2018: 59) and Murphy (2020: 9–10).

Remarks. (Sub)genus Ditaenia Hendel, 1902 based on length of midfrontal stripe seems to us quite artificial. (By the way, in D. grisescens the shape and colour of the midfrontal stripe are remarkably variable.)

According to Murphy et al. (2018: 58), D. trivittata often has two pairs of fronto-orbital setae. When present, the anterior pair is short and weak, often appearing as a socketed setula.

Distribution. USA (14 states in central and southcentral regions).