''Gigantoepalpus'' is a genus of
flies
Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwin ...
in the family
Tachinidae
The Tachinidae are a large and variable family of true fly, flies within the insect order Fly, Diptera, with more than 8,200 known species and many more to be discovered. Over 1,300 species have been described in North America alone. Insects in t ...
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Species
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Gigantoepalpus heros
''Gigantoepalpus'' is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Species
*'' Gigantoepalpus heros'' Townsend, 1931
Distribution
Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of ...
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Townsend, 1931
Distribution
Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
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References
Tachininae
Brachycera genera
Monotypic Brachycera genera
Taxa named by Charles Henry Tyler Townsend
Diptera of South America
Endemic fauna of Venezuela
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