Melieria cana

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Melieria cana
Melieria cana, Ynys saltmarsh, North Wales, June 2014 (17709243716).jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Ulidiidae
Genus: Melieria
Species:
M. cana
Binomial name
Melieria cana
(Loew, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Ortalis canaLoew, 1858
  • Melieria egena(Pandellé, 1902)
  • Ortalis egenaPandellé, 1902
  • Ceroxys obscuricornisLoew, 1873

Melieria cana is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Melieria of the family Ulidiidae. [1] They are found around the coast of England.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. Cresson, E. T. (1924). "Studies in the Dipterous Family Ortalidae, with Descriptions of New Species, Mostly from North America". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 50 (3): 225–241. ISSN   0002-8320.