Leptodexia

Leptodexia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tachinidae
Subfamily:	Dexiinae
Tribe:	Dexiini
Genus:	Leptodexia ; Townsend, 1919
Type species
	Leptodexia gracilis ; Townsend, 1919
Synonyms
	Shermanalia Curran, 1934;

Last updated November 30, 2024

Leptodexia is a genus of parasitic flies in the family Tachinidae. ^[3]

Species

Leptodexia gracilis Townsend, 1919^[1]
Leptodexia pretiosa (Curran, 1934)^[2]

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References

1 2 3 Townsend, C.H.T. (1919). "New genera and species of muscoid flies". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 56 (2301): 541–592. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
1 2 Curran, Charles Howard (1934). The families and genera of North American Diptera. New York: Ballou Press. pp. 512 pp. 2 pls.
↑ O’Hara, James E.; Shannon, J. Henderson; D. Monty, Wood (5 March 2020). "World Checklist of the Tachinidae" (PDF). Tachinidae Resources. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

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[Townsend1919-1] 1 2 3 Townsend, C.H.T. (1919). "New genera and species of muscoid flies". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 56 (2301): 541–592. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[Curran1934a-2] 1 2 Curran, Charles Howard (1934). The families and genera of North American Diptera. New York: Ballou Press. pp. 512 pp. 2 pls.

[OHara2020-3] O’Hara, James E.; Shannon, J. Henderson; D. Monty, Wood (5 March 2020). "World Checklist of the Tachinidae" (PDF). Tachinidae Resources. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

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