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FAMILY EPHYDRIDAE

National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington. DC.
Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Diptera catalogue Colombia distribution Ephydridae

Abstract

This catalog presents 53 species of Ephydridae from Colombia that are classified into five subfamilies, 15 tribes and 26 genera. For each species we present the available geographical information.

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