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Genus Leptocera

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Revision of New World Leptocera Olivier (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae)

By Buck, M. and S.A. Marshall
Zootaxa 2039: 1-139, 2009

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Contributed by Brad Barnd on 18 May, 2014 - 7:02pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Sphaeroceroidea » Lesser Dung Flies (Sphaeroceridae)

The genera Xenolimosina and Terrilimosina (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae: Limosininae) in North America

By Marshall, S.A.
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 87: 759-769, 1985

Online @ BHL or BioStor

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Contributed by Brad Barnd on 28 July, 2025 - 11:06am

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Sphaeroceroidea » Lesser Dung Flies (Sphaeroceridae)

World Catalogue of Sphaeroceridae (Diptera)

By Rohacek J., Marshall S.A., Norrbom A.L., Buck M., Quiros D.I., Smith I.
Slezske Zemske Museum, Opava. 414 pp., 2001

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Contributed by v belov on 26 December, 2014 - 6:27pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae"

Family groups of Diopsoidea and Nerioidea (Diptera: Schizophora): Definition, history and relationships

By Lonsdale O.
Zootaxa 4735: 1‒177, 2020

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Contributed by v belov on 18 August, 2023 - 5:45pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae"

Comparative morphology of the male terminalia of Tephritidae and other Cyclorrhapha

By Sueyoshi M.
Isr. J. Entomol. 35: 477-496, 2005

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Contributed by v belov on 26 December, 2014 - 8:22pm

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Western Diptera: Descriptions of new genera and species of Diptera from the region west of the Mississippi and especially from C

By Osten Sacken, C. R. Baron von
Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories 3: 189-354., 1877

I used this for original descriptions of Asilidae.

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Western Diptera: Descriptions of new genera and species of Diptera from the region west of the Mississippi and especially from California.

Found here.

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Contributed by Glen Forister on 12 December, 2024 - 12:35pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera)

Pollinating flies (Diptera): A major contribution to plant diversity and agricultural production

By Ssymank A., Kearns C.A., Pape T., Thompson F.C.
Biodiversity 9: 86‒89, 2011

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Contributed by v belov on 19 January, 2024 - 6:19pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera)

New Diptera from North and Central America

By Curran C.H.
Am. Mus. novitates 415: 1-16, 1930

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Contributed by v belov on 17 August, 2021 - 8:46pm

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