| Promachus nigrialbus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Asilidae |
| Genus: | Promachus |
| Species: | P. nigrialbus |
| Binomial name | |
| Promachus nigrialbus Martin, 1970 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Promachus nigrialbus is a species of robber flies (insects in the family Asilidae). [1] [2] [3] [4]
In Greek mythology and history, Promachus is a name that refers to several different people.
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