Melanderomyia

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Melanderomyia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Platypezidae
Genus: Melanderomyia
Kessel, 1960 [1]
Species:
M. kahli
Binomial name
Melanderomyia kahli
Kessel, 1960 [1]

Melanderomyia is a genus of flat-footed flies (insects in the family Platypezidae). There is one described species, Melanderomyia kahli. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kessel, E.L. (1960). "The systematic positions of Platycnema Zetterstedt and Melanderomyia, new genus, together with the description of the genotype of the latter (Diptera: Platypezidae)". Wasmann Journal of Biology. 18: 87–101. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  2. "ITIS standard report - Melanderomyia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System .