Chromolepida

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Chromolepida
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Therevidae
Subfamily: Therevinae
Genus: Chromolepida
Cole, 1923

Chromolepida is a genus of stiletto flies in the family Therevidae. There are about five described species in Chromolepida. [1] [2] [3]

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Species

These five species belong to the genus Chromolepida:

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References

  1. "Chromolepida Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Chromolepida". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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