''Pteromicra'' 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
Sciomyzidae
The family (biology), family Sciomyzidae belongs to the typical flies (Brachycera) of the order (biology), order Fly, Diptera. They are commonly called marsh flies, and in some cases snail-killing flies due to the food of their larvae.
Here, t ...
, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.
Species
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P. angustipennis''
( Stæger, 1845)
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P. glabricula''
( Fallén, 1820)
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P. leucopeza''
(Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen (3 May 1764 – 11 July 1845) was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.
Life
Early years
Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha ...
, 1838)
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P. oldenbergi''
( Hendel, 1902)
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P. pectorosa''
( Hendel, 1902)
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P. zariae''
Knutson, Deeming & Ebejer, 2018
References
Sciomyzidae
Sciomyzoidea genera
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