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References
- 1 2 3 Hennig, W. (1972). "Beiträge zur Kenntnis der rezenten und fossilen Carnidae, mit besonderer Berucksichtigung einer neuen Gattung aus Chile" (PDF). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. 240: 20. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- 1 2 3 Brake, Irina (2011). "World Catalog of the Family Carnidae (Diptera, Schizophora)" (PDF). MYIA. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ Wheeler, T.A. (1994). "A new species of Neomeoneurites Hennig from Argentina, with a discussion of male postabdominal structure in the genus". The Canadian Entomologist. 126: 435–441.
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