| Desmatoneura argentifrons | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Tribe: | Xeramoebini |
| Genus: | Desmatoneura |
| Species: | D. argentifrons |
| Binomial name | |
| Desmatoneura argentifrons Williston, 1895 | |
Desmatoneura argentifrons is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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