Dilophus

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Dilophus
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Dilophus nigrostigma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Bibionidae
Genus: Dilophus
Meigen, 1803 [1]
Type species
Tipula febrilis
Synonyms

Dilophus is a genus of March flies in the family Bibionidae. There are at least 200 described species in Dilophus. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Species found in Europe

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Dilophus sp., female

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References

  1. ↑ Meigen, J. W. (1803). "Versuch einer neuen Gattungs-Eintheilung der europaischen zweiflugligen Insekten". Mag. Insektenkd. 2: 259–281.
  2. ↑ Blanchard, E. (1852). Orden IX. Dipteros. In Gay, C. (ed.), Historia fisica y politica de Chile ... Zoologia. Vol. 7, 471 pp. Published by Author. Santiago: Paris & Museo de Historia Natural. pp. 327–468.
  3. ↑ "Dilophus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  4. ↑ "Dilophus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  5. ↑ "Dilophus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  6. ↑ "Browse Dilophus". Catalogue of Life. Archived from the original on 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-03-04.

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