Megaphorus laphroides

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Megaphorus laphroides
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Asilidae
Genus: Megaphorus
Species:
M. laphroides
Binomial name
Megaphorus laphroides
(Wiedemann, 1828)
Synonyms [1]
  • Asilus laphroides Wiedemann, 1828
  • Mallophora heteroptera Macquart, 1838

Megaphorus laphroides is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

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