Megaphorus laphroides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Asilidae |
Genus: | Megaphorus |
Species: | M. laphroides |
Binomial name | |
Megaphorus laphroides (Wiedemann, 1828) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Megaphorus laphroides is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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