Morphodexia

Morphodexia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tachinidae
Subfamily:	Dexiinae
Tribe:	Dexiini
Genus:	Morphodexia Townsend, 1931[1]
Type species
Camarona barrosi Brèthes, 1919[2]

Morphodexia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.[3]

Species

• Morphodexia barrosi (Brèthes, 1919)[2]
• Morphodexia clausa Aldrich, 1934[4]
• Morphodexia facialis (Aldrich, 1928)[5]
• Morphodexia nigra Aldrich, 1934[4]
• Morphodexia palpalis Aldrich, 1934[4]
• Morphodexia subaenea Aldrich, 1934[4]

References

1. Townsend, C.H.T. (1931). "New genera and species of American oestromuscoid flies. [Cont.]". Revista de Entomologia. 1: 313–354.
2. Brèthes, J. (1920). "Description d'un nouveau diptère chilien, parasite de Laora variabilis". Anales de Zoología Aplicada (Agrícola, Médica, Veterinaria). 7: 12–13.
3. O’Hara, James E.; Henderson, Shannon J.; Wood, D. Monty (5 March 2020). "Preliminary Checklist of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the World" (PDF). Tachinidae Resources. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
4. Aldrich, J.M. (1934). "Tachinidae". Diptera of Patagonia and South Chile. 7: 1–170.
5. Aldrich, J.M. (1928). "New Diptera or two-winged flies from South America". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 74 (2746): 1–25. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.74-2746.1.