Spaziphora

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Spaziphora
Spaziphora hydromyzina.jpg
S. hydromyzina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Scathophagidae
Subfamily: Scathophaginae
Genus: Spaziphora
Rondani, 1856 [1]
Type species
Cordylura hydromyzina
Fallén, 1819

The genus Spaziphora are small to medium-sized predatory flies.

Species

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References

  1. Rondani, C (1856). Dipterologiae Italicae Prodromus. Vol: I. Genera italica ordinis Dipterorum ordinatim disposita et distincta et in familias et stirpes aggregata. Parmae [= Parma].: A. Stocchi. pp. 226 + [2]. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. Loew, Hermann (1863). "Diptera Americae septentrionalis indigena. Centuria tertia". Berl. Entomol. Z. 7: 1–55. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  3. Ozerov, A.L. (2012). "A review of the World species of the genus Spaziphora Rondani, 1856 (Diptera: Scathophagidae)" (PDF). Russian Entomological Journal. 20 (4): 423–430.