| Moegistorhynchus | |
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| Moegistorhynchus longirostris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Nemestrinidae |
| Genus: | Moegistorhynchus Macquart, 1841 [1] |
Moegistorhynchus is a genus of tangle-veined flies in the family Nemestrinidae. [2] It was described in 1840 by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart.
This genus has at least 6 species, 4 are described. [2]
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Moegistorhynchus longirostris is a keystone species of fly that lives on the west coast of South Africa.
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