Johann Wilhelm Meigen - Flies Described By Meigen (not Complete)

Flies Described By Meigen (not Complete)

Meigen described over 3,000 taxa. Here is a list of a few well-known ones.

  • the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, which is a model organism in the study of genetics.
  • Tephritis neesii
  • Phormia regina
  • Lucilia silvarum
  • Criorhina berberina
  • Thaumatomyia notata
  • Lucilia sericata
  • Muscina pascuorum
  • genus Microdon
  • genus Ctenophora
  • genus Chrysops
  • family Culicidae

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