Biology:Megalybus

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Short description: Genus of flies

Megalybus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Acroceridae
Subfamily: Philopotinae
Genus: Megalybus
Philippi, 1865
Type species
Megalybus pictus
Philippi, 1865
Synonyms

Megalybus Westwood, 1876[1]

Megalybus is a genus of small-headed flies in the family Acroceridae. It contains three species found in Chile , though two species have also been reported from Neuquén Province of Argentina .[2]

Species

  • Megalybus crassus Philippi, 1865
  • Megalybus obesus Philippi, 1865
  • Megalybus pictus Philippi, 1865

References

  1. Westwood, J. O. (1876). "Notae Dipterologicae. No. 3.— Descriptions of new genera and species of the family Acroceridae". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1876: 507–518. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14674928. 
  2. González, Christian R.; Elgueta, Mario; Ramirez, Fransisco (2018). "A catalog of Acroceridae (Diptera) from Chile". Zootaxa 4374 (3): 427–440. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4374.3.6. PMID 29689809. 

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