Mesembrina

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Mesembrina
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Mesembrina meridiana female.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Muscidae
Tribe: Muscini
Genus: Mesembrina
Meigen, 1826
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Mesembrina decipiens

Mesembrina is a genus from the fly family Muscidae. [1] [2]

Species

These 16 species belong to the genus Mesembrina:

Data sources: i = ITIS, [3] c = Catalogue of Life, [4] g = GBIF, [5] b = Bugguide.net [6]

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References

  1. D'Assis Fonseca, E.C.M. (1968). Diptera Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata: Muscidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. 10. London.: Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 118pp.
  2. Gregor, F.; Rozkosny, R.; Bartak, M.; Vanhara, J. (2002). The Muscidae (Diptera) of Central Europe. Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis. 107. Masaryk.: Masaryk University. pp. 280pp.
  3. "Mesembrina Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  4. "Browse Mesembrina". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  5. "Mesembrina". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  6. "Mesembrina Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-13.