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Genus of flies From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Heterostomus is a genus of flies in the family Xylophagidae. It includes a single species, Heterostomus curvipalpis, known from Chile.[2] It has a reddish-brown pupa with black spines.[3]
Heterostomus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Xylophagidae |
Genus: | Heterostomus Bigot, 1857[1] |
Species: | H. curvipalpis |
Binomial name | |
Heterostomus curvipalpis | |
Some authors have placed Heterostomus in its own family: Heterostomidae. Woodley (2011) states that because its larvae are unknown, its family placement within Xylophagidae remains uncertain.[2]
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