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Mesembrius

Rondani, 1857

Mesembrius is a genus of hoverflies, containing over 50 described species. [1]

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Subgenus:Mesembrius – Old World tropics

Subgenus:VadonimyiaMadagascar

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References

  1. Thompson, F. Christian (2000). "A new genus of Australasian Flower Flies (Diptera: Syrphidae)" (PDF). Studia Dipterologgica. 7: 373–384. ISSN   0945-3954. Archived from the original (PDF Adobe Acrobat) on 2009-09-22. Retrieved 2009-09-16.