Polleniidae (lat. Polleniidae)

Polleniidae
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Polleniidae is a family of flies in the order Diptera. There are at least 3 genera and more than 190 described species in Polleniidae. The largest genus is Pollenia, with close to 190 species of flies commonly called “cluster flies”.

Polleniidae – Genera

Genera

Alvamaja Rognes, 2010 Dexopollenia Townsend, 1917 Melanodexia Williston, 1893 Morinia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 Pollenia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (cluster flies) Xanthotryxus Aldrich, 1930

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Anthracomyza Malloch, 1928 Nesodexia Villeneuve, 1911

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Arthropods Insects Brachyceran Flies Polleniidae

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