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Periscelis

Periscelis is a genus of flies in the family Periscelididae. There are about 15 described species in Periscelis.

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Periscelis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Periscelididae
Genus: Periscelis
Loew, 1858

Periscelis is a genus of flies in the family Periscelididae. There are about 15 described species in Periscelis.123

Species

These 15 species belong to the genus Periscelis:

  • Periscelis annectans Sturtevant, 1963
  • Periscelis annulata (Fallen, 1813)
  • Periscelis annulipes Loew, 1858
  • Periscelis chinensis Papp & Szappanos, 1998
  • Periscelis fasciata Mathis, 1993
  • Periscelis flinti (Malloch, 1915)
  • Periscelis heegeri (Duda, 1934)
  • Periscelis kabuli Papp, 1988
  • Periscelis kaszabi Papp, 1988
  • Periscelis nebulosa Hendel, 1913
  • Periscelis nigra (Zetterstedt, 1860)
  • Periscelis occidentalis Sturtevant, 1954
  • Periscelis schulzei Duda, 1934
  • Periscelis wheeleri (Sturtevant, 1923)
  • Periscelis winnertzii Egger, 1862
References

References

  1. "Periscelis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Periscelis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
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