Lampromyia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Vermileonidae |
Genus: | Lampromyia Macquart, 1835 [1] |
Type species | |
Lampromyia pallida | |
Synonyms | |
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