| Cosmina | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Rhiniidae |
| Genus: | Cosmina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Cosmina fuscipennis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [1] | |
| Cosmina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Rhiniidae |
| Genus: | Cosmina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Cosmina fuscipennis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [1] | |
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