| Megaphorus acrus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Asilidae |
| Genus: | Megaphorus |
| Species: | M. acrus |
| Binomial name | |
| Megaphorus acrus (Curran, 1931) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Megaphorus acrus is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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