Melouromyia
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Taxonavigation: Asiloidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Asilidae
Subfamilia: Asilinae
Genus: Melouromyia
Species:
M. diaphorus –
M. natalensis
Name[edit]
- Melouromyia Londt, 2002: 49
- Type species: Heligmonevra natalensis Ricardo, 1919, by original designation.
- Etymology: Gr. Melas – black + oura – tail + myia – fly. Refers to the shiny black male genitalia of both known species.
References[edit]
- Londt, J.G.H. 2002. Afrotropical Asilinae (Asilidae): a provisional key to genera, with a review of the status of Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 1878, and descriptions of new genera and species. African Invertebrates 43: 11–92. Full article (PDF) on African Journal Archive Reference page. [original description: p. 49]