Neossos

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Neossos
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Neossos

Malloch, 1927
Type species
Neossos marylandicus
Malloch, 1927
Synonyms
  • Ornitholeria Frey, 1930

Neossos is a genus of flies in the family Heleomyzidae. [1]

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References

  1. "Fauna Europaea". European Commission. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  2. Gilbert, G.; Wheeler, T. A. (2007). "Systematics and ecology of the genus Neossos (Diptera: Heleomyzidae), nest associates of birds". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 100: 609–616.