Gymnochiromyia

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Gymnochiromyia
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Gymnochiromyia flavella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chyromyidae
Genus: Gymnochiromyia
Hendel, 1933

Gymnochiromyia is a genus of flies belonging to the family Chyromyidae. [1]

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. [1]

Species: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gymnochiromyia Hendel, 1933". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 3 June 2021.