Dimorphic sickleleg | |
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In California | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Subfamily: | Eristalinae |
Tribe: | Eristalini |
Subtribe: | Helophilina |
Genus: |
Polydontomyia Williston, 1896 |
Species: | P. curvipes
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Binomial name | |
Polydontomyia curvipes (
Wiedemann, 1830)
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Synonyms | |
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Polydontomyia is a genus of rat-tail maggot flies in the family Syrphidae. The genus is monotypic, comprising a single species, Polydontomyia curvipes, also known as the dimorphic sickleleg. It was formerly a member of the genus Lejops. [1] [2]