Melanophrys-flavipennis

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• Melanophrys

  Melanophrys is a genus of tachinid flies (Diptera: Tachinidae) established by Williston in 1886. The genus contains two described species: Melanophrys flavipennis Williston, 1886 and Melanophrys insolita (Walker, 1853). Tachinidae are a large family of parasitoid flies whose larvae develop within or upon other arthropods.

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