Parallelomma Explained

Parallelomma is a genus of dung flies in the family Scathophagidae. There are about five described species in Parallelomma, found mainly in North America and Europe.

Species

These species belong to the genus Parallelomma:

• Parallelomma flava (Szilady, 1943)
• Parallelomma media Becker, 1894
• Parallelomma merzi Ozerov, 2008
• Parallelomma paradis Hering, 1923
• Parallelomma vittatum (Meigen, 1826)

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.