''Nephrocerus'' 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 ...
belonging to the family
Pipunculidae
Pipunculidae is a family of flies (Diptera) commonly termed big-headed flies, a reference to the large ( holoptic) eyes, which cover nearly the entire head. The family is found worldwide and more than 1300 species have been described.
The larva ...
.
The species of this genus are found in Europe, Asia and Northern America.
Species
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Nephrocerus acanthostylus''
Skevington, 2005
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Nephrocerus atrapilus''
Skevington, 2005
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Nephrocerus auritus''
Xu & Yang, 1997
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Nephrocerus bullatus''
Shao, Huo & Yang, 2018
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Nephrocerus corpulentus''
Skevington, 2005
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Nephrocerus daeckei''
Johnson
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, 1903
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Nephrocerus fatalis''
Churkin, 1991
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Nephrocerus flavicornis''
Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Swedish naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.
Biography
Zetterstedt studied at the University of Lund, where he was a pupil of Anders Jahan Retzius. He receiv ...
, 1844
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Nephrocerus flexus''
Morakote, 1988
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Nephrocerus grandis''
Morakote, 1988
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Nephrocerus japonicus''
Morakote, 1988
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Nephrocerus lapponicus
''Nephrocerus'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Pipunculidae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe, Asia and Northern America.
Species
*''Nephrocerus acanthostylus'' Skevington, 2005
*''Nephrocerus atrapilus'' Skevington, 2 ...
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Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Swedish naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.
Biography
Zetterstedt studied at the University of Lund, where he was a pupil of Anders Jahan Retzius. He receiv ...
, 1838
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Nephrocerus nevskajae''
Churkin, 1991
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Nephrocerus oligocenicus''
Carpenter & Hull, 1939
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Nephrocerus paektusanensis''
Kozánek & Kwon, 1992
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Nephrocerus scutellatus
''Nephrocerus scutellatus'' is a species of fly in the family Pipunculidae.
Distribution
Europe.
References
Pipunculidae
Insects described in 1834
Diptera of Europe
Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart
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( Macquart, 1834)
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Nephrocerus slossonae''
Johnson
Johnson may refer to:
People and fictional characters
*Johnson (surname), a common surname in English
* Johnson (given name), a list of people
* List of people with surname Johnson, including fictional characters
*Johnson (composer) (1953–2011) ...
, 1915
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Nephrocerus spineus''
Morakote, 1988
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Nephrocerus woodi''
Skevington, 2005
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Nephrocerus zaitzevi''
Kuznetzov, 1990
References
Pipunculidae
Brachycera genera
Diptera of Europe
Diptera of Asia
Diptera of North America
Taxa named by Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt
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