Elgiva (fly)

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Elgiva
Elgiva cucularia, Harlech, North Wales, April 2013 (16803827715).jpg
Elgiva cucularia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Sciomyzidae
Tribe: Tetanocerini
Genus: Elgiva
Meigen, 1838

Elgiva is a genus of marsh flies in the family Sciomyzidae. There are about eight described species in Elgiva. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Elgiva Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. "Elgiva Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. "Elgiva Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  4. Harris, M. (1780). An exposition of English insects. Vol. Decads III, IV. London: Robson Co. pp. 73–99, 100–138, pls. 21–30, 31–40. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

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