''Perissocerus'' 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
Mydidae
The Mydidae (sometimes misspelled as "Mydaidae"), or Mydas flies, are a cosmopolitan family of flies. It is a small family, with about 471 species described. They are generally large in size, including the largest known fly, '' Gauromydas heros'' ...
.
Species
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Perissocerus abyssinicus''
Gerstaecker, 1868
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Perissocerus arabicus''
Béquaert, 1961
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Perissocerus chobauti''
Villeneuve, 1926
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Perissocerus dumonti''
Séguy, 1928
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Perissocerus rungsi''
Séguy, 1953
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Perissocerus surcoufi''
Bezzi, 1921
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Perissocerus transcaspicus''
Portschinsky, 1901
References
Mydidae
Brachycera genera
Taxa named by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker
Diptera of Africa
Diptera of Asia
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