Meromyza

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Meromyza
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chloropidae
Subfamily: Chloropinae
Genus: Meromyza
Meigen, 1830
Meromyza sp. feeding
Meromyza saltatrix male Meromyza.saltatrix.male.jpg
Meromyza saltatrix male

Meromyza is a genus of flies in the family Chloropidae. [1]

Species

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References

  1. Ismay, John W. (1981). "British Meromyza (Dipt., Chloropidae)". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 116: 177–197.