| Comptosia | |
|---|---|
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| Comptosia quadripennis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Genus: | Comptosia Macquart, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Comptosia fascipennis Macquart | |
Comptosia is a genus of bee flies (insects in the family Bombyliidae). There are at least 62 described species including the common Australian insects Comptosia apicalis, Comptosia neobiguttata and Comptosia insignis. [1] [2]
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