Megalybus
| Megalybus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Acroceridae |
| Subfamily: | Philopotinae |
| Genus: | Megalybus Philippi, 1865 |
| Type species | |
| Megalybus pictus Philippi, 1865
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| Synonyms | |
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
[edit]- Megalybus crassus Philippi, 1865
- Megalybus obesus Philippi, 1865
- Megalybus pictus Philippi, 1865
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ González, Christian R.; Elgueta, Mario; Ramirez, Francisco (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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