| Meoneurites | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Superfamily: | Carnoidea |
| Family: | Carnidae |
| Genus: | † Meoneurites Hennig, 1965 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Meoneurites enigmatica | |
Meoneurites is an extinct genus of flies (Diptera). There is a single described species. [2] [3]
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