Melanomyza Explained

Melanomyza is a genus of flies in the family Lauxaniidae. There are about 12 described species in Melanomyza.

Species

These 12 species belong to the genus Melanomyza:

• Melanomyza aliena Malloch
• Melanomyza femoralis (Loew, 1861)
• Melanomyza floridensis (Curran, 1942)
• Melanomyza gracilipes (Loew, 1861)
• Melanomyza incongrua Malloch
• Melanomyza intermedia (Malloch, 1923)
• Melanomyza laleratis Malloch
• Melanomyza manuleata (Loew, 1861)
• Melanomyza nubecula Malloch, 1926
• Melanomyza scutellata (Malloch, 1923)
• Melanomyza signatifrons (Coquillett, 1904)
• Melanomyza tenicornis Malloch, 1927

Further reading

• Book: Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume II. 1987. McAlpine . J. F.. Petersen . B. V.. Shewell . G. E.. Teskey . H. J.. Vockeroth . J. R.. Wood . D. M.. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. 978-0-660-10731-8.