| Melanodexia tristis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Polleniidae |
| Genus: | Melanodexia |
| Species: | M. tristis |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanodexia tristis | |
Melanodexia tristis is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae. [2]
The Calliphorinae are a subfamily of the blow fly family Calliphoridae. The distinguishing characteristics of this subfamily are: the stem vein is bare, the lower calypter and the proepisternal depression are bristly, but the suprasquamal region is bare or with only a few random bristles. The thorax is dull and bears fine hairs, and the abdomen is usually colored shining blue.
Melanodexia is a peculiar New World cluster fly genus of the western United States, formerly included in the family Calliphoridae.
Polleniidae is a family of flies in the order Diptera. There are at least 6 genera and more than 190 described species placed definitively in Polleniidae, and other genera whose placement here is considered uncertain.The largest genus is Pollenia, with close to 190 species of flies commonly called "cluster flies".
Pollenia advena is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Pollenia atricoma is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Pollenia dysaethria is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Pollenia scalena is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Pollenia lativertex is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Pollenia alajensis is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Pollenia atrifemur is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Pollenia nigrisquama is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Pollenia demissa is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Pollenia erlangshanna is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Pollenia huangshanensis is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Pollenia nigrita is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Pollenia shaanxiensis is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Morinia carinata is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Morinia royi is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Morinia longirostris is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Morinia stuckenbergi is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
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