Hemipenthes alba

Hemipenthes alba
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Bombyliidae
Genus:	Hemipenthes
Species:	H. alba
Binomial name
	Hemipenthes alba; Ávalos-Hernández, 2009
Synonyms
	Hemipenthes albus Ávalos-Hernández, 2009 (misspelling)

Hemipenthes alba is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae, known from Mexico; the name was misspelled as albus in the original publication,^[1] but as it is an adjective meaning "white", it must be corrected under the rules of gender agreement in the ICZN to alba.^[2]

References

^ Ávalos-Hernández, O. (2009) A review of the North American species of Hemipenthes Loew, 1869 (Diptera: Bombyliidae) Zootaxa 2074. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2074.1.1
^ Article 32, ICZN

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[1] Ávalos-Hernández, O. (2009) A review of the North American species of Hemipenthes Loew, 1869 (Diptera: Bombyliidae) Zootaxa 2074. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2074.1.1

[2] Article 32, ICZN

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