Celyphus

Celyphus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Celyphidae
Genus:	Celyphus Dalman
Type species
Celyphus obtectus Dalman, 1818^[1]

Celyphus is a genus of beetle flies. It is known from the Oriental and African ecozones. Up to 1859, all species of beetle flies were placed in this genus.^[1]

Description

Celyphus may be distinguished by the discal and second basal cell of the wing being distinct.^[1]

Species

Celyphus bisetosus Malloch, 1929^[1]
Celyphus obtectus Dalman, 1818
Celyphus puncticeps Malloch, 1929^[1]
Celyphus scutatus Wiedemann, 1830

References

1 2 3 4 5 Tenorio, JoAnn M. (1969). "A Revision of the Celyphidae (DIPTERA) From the Philippine Islands". Pacific Insects. Hawaii Biological Survey. 11 (3-4): 579–611. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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