''Moegistorhynchus'' is a genus of
tangle-veined flies in the family
Nemestrinidae
Nemestrinidae, or tangle-veined flies is a family of flies in the superfamily Nemestrinoidea, closely related to Acroceridae.
Larvae are endoparasitoids of either grasshoppers (Trichopsideinae) or scarab beetles (Hirmoneurinae). Some are co ...
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It was described in 1840 by
Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart
Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart (8 April 1778 – 25 November 1855) was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Fly, flies. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.
Biography Early life
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Species
This genus has at least 6 species, 4 are described.
* ''
Moegistorynchus braunsi''
Bequaert, 1935
* ''
Moegistorynchus brevirostris''
(Wiedemann, 1821)
* ''
Moegistorhynchus longirostris''
(Wiedemann, 1819)
* ''
Moegistorhynchus perplexus''
Bequaert, 1935
References
Nemestrinoidea
Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart
Nemestrinoidea genera
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