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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