Mycomya | |
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Mycomya fuscata | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Mycetophilidae |
Subfamily: | Mycomyinae |
Genus: | Mycomya Rondani, 1856 |
Diversity | |
at least 410 species |
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