Melanophora

Melanophora is a genus of woodlouse flies in the family Rhinophoridae. There are about five described species in Melanophora.[1][2][3]

Melanophora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Rhinophoridae
Genus: Melanophora
Meigen, 1803

Species

These five species belong to the genus Melanophora:

  • Melanophora asetosa Kugler, 1978
  • Melanophora atrifrons (Wiedemann, 1824)
  • Melanophora pacifica Simon, 1899
  • Melanophora pygmaea (Macquart, 1855)
  • Melanophora roralis (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

  1. "Melanophora Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. "Melanophora". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

Further reading

  • McAlpine, J. F.; Petersen, B. V.; Shewell, G. E.; Teskey, H. J.; Vockeroth, J. R.; Wood, D. M., eds. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume II. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. ISBN 978-0-660-10731-8.


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