Mesophysa
| Mesophysa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Acroceridae |
| Subfamily: | Panopinae |
| Genus: | Mesophysa Macquart, 1838 |
| Type species | |
| Mesophysa scapularis (= Panops flavipes Latreille, 1811) Macquart, 1838
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Mesophysa is a genus of small-headed flies endemic to eastern Australia. It has been treated as a synonym of Panops by some authors, and a separate genus by others. Males and females measure 8–10 mm and 9–11 mm, respectively.[1]
Species
[edit]- Mesophysa flavipes (Latreille, 1811)
- Mesophysa ilzei Neboiss, 1971[2]
- Mesophysa tenaria Neboiss, 1971[2]
- Mesophysa ultima Neboiss, 1971[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Winterton, S. L. (2012). "Review of Australasian spider flies (Diptera, Acroceridae) with a revision of Panops Lamarck". ZooKeys (172): 7–75. doi:10.3897/zookeys.172.1889. PMC 3307363. PMID 22448114.
- ^ a b c Neboiss, A. (1971). "Australian Panopinae (Diptera: Acroceridae)". Australian Journal of Entomology. 10 (3): 205–222. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1971.tb00031.x.
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