Platyphasia
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Platyphasia is a genus of crane flies
from Australia
, containing the following species:
Crane fly
A crane fly is an insect in the family Tipulidae. Adults are very slender, long-legged flies that may vary in length from though tropical species may exceed to ....
from Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, containing the following species:
- Platyphasia eximia AlexanderCharles Paul AlexanderCharles Paul Alexander was an American entomologist born September 25, 1889, in Gloversville, New York. He died on December 3, 1981.Charles Paul Alexander was the son of Emil Alexander and Jane Alexander . He entered Cornell University in 1909, earning a Bachelor of Sciences in 1913 and a Ph. D. in...
, 1928 - Platyphasia pictonensis Dobrotworsky, 1971
- Platyphasia princeps SkuseFrederick A. Askew SkuseFrederick A. Askew Skuse was a British-Australian Entomologist.- Biography :thumb|Skuse's description of the Asian tiger mosquito under the name of Culex albopictus....
, 1890 - Platyphasia rawlinsoni Dobrotworsky, 1971
- Platyphasia regina AlexanderCharles Paul AlexanderCharles Paul Alexander was an American entomologist born September 25, 1889, in Gloversville, New York. He died on December 3, 1981.Charles Paul Alexander was the son of Emil Alexander and Jane Alexander . He entered Cornell University in 1909, earning a Bachelor of Sciences in 1913 and a Ph. D. in...
, 1922 - Platyphasia tasmaniensis Dobrotworsky, 1971
- Platyphasia wilsoni AlexanderCharles Paul AlexanderCharles Paul Alexander was an American entomologist born September 25, 1889, in Gloversville, New York. He died on December 3, 1981.Charles Paul Alexander was the son of Emil Alexander and Jane Alexander . He entered Cornell University in 1909, earning a Bachelor of Sciences in 1913 and a Ph. D. in...
, 1929