| Aedeomyia catasticta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Aedeomyia |
| Species: | A. catasticta |
| Binomial name | |
| Aedeomyia catasticta Knab, 1909 | |
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