Leopoldius signatus

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Leopoldius signatus
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L. signatus
Binomial name
Leopoldius signatus
(Wiedemann in Meigen, 1824)
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Leopoldius signatus is a species of fly from the genus Leopoldius in the family Conopidae. [1]

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<i>Zodion</i> Genus of flies

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Zodionini Tribe of flies

Zodionini is a tribe of flies from the family Conopidae.

Myopinae Subfamily of flies

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Physocephalini

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References

  1. Smith, K.G.V. (1969). Diptera: Conopidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. 10 pt 3a. Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 19 pp.