Agathon (fly)

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Agathon
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Blephariceridae
Genus: Agathon
Rodor, 1890

Agathon is a genus of net-winged midges in the family Blephariceridae. There are about 19 described species in Agathon. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Species

These 19 species belong to the genus Agathon:

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Agathon Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. 1 2 "Browse Agathon". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. 1 2 "Agathon". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. 1 2 "Agathon Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.

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