Melanesomyia

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Melanesomyia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tachinidae
Subfamily: Dexiinae
Genus: Melanesomyia
Barraclough, 1998 [1]
Type species
Dexia nivifera
Walker, 1861 [2]
Synonyms
  • MelanesomyiaBarraclough, 1997 [3]

Melanesomyia is a genus of bristle flies in the family Tachinidae. [4]

Species

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References

  1. Barraclough, D.A. (1998). "Type-species designation for ′Melanesomyia Barraclough′ (Diptera: Tachinidae)". Australian Journal of Entomology. 37: 22. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1998.tb01537.x.
  2. 1 2 Walker, F. (1866). "Synopsis of the Diptera of the Eastern Archipelago discovered by Mr. Wallace, and noticed in the 'Journal of the Linnean Society". Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 9 (33): 1–30. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1866.tb00178.x . Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Barraclough, D.A. (1997). "Melanesomyia, a tribally unplaced new genus of Dexiinae (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Indonesia (Maluku) and Papua New Guinea, with description of two new specie". Australian Journal of Entomology. 36 (4): 345–350. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1997.tb01484.x.
  4. O’Hara, James E.; Henderson, Shannon J.; Wood, D. Monty (5 March 2020). "Preliminary Checklist of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the World" (PDF). Tachinidae Resources. Retrieved 2 March 2024.