Mesembrina is a genus from the fly family Muscidae.[1][2]

Mesembrina
Mesembrina meridiana female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Muscidae
Subfamily: Muscinae
Tribe: Muscini
Genus: Mesembrina
Meigen, 1826
Mesembrina decipiens

Species

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These 14 valid species belong to the genus Mesembrina:

Data sources: i = ITIS,[3] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[6]

Taxonomy

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For Mesembrina pallida (Say, 1829) c g this is treated in some schemes as Nomen dubium, therefore excluded.

For Mesembrina decipiens also see the junior synonym Hyperdermodes solitaria Knab, 1914, given in some sources as Mesembrina solitaria (Knab, 1914) i

References

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  1. ^ D'Assis Fonseca, E.C.M. (1968). Diptera Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata: Muscidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. 10. London.: Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 118pp.
  2. ^ Gregor, F.; Rozkosny, R.; Bartak, M.; Vanhara, J. (2002). The Muscidae (Diptera) of Central Europe. Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis. Vol. 107. Masaryk.: Masaryk University. pp. 280pp.
  3. ^ "Mesembrina Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  4. ^ "Browse Mesembrina". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  5. ^ "Mesembrina". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  6. ^ "Mesembrina Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-13.