Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Tephritoidea Scientific name Elassogaster | Phylum Arthropoda Order Diptera Family Platystomatidae Rank Genus | |
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Elassogaster is a genus of scavenger flies (Diptera) belonging to the family Platystomatidae. They are native to warm regions of Africa, Madagascar and Australia.
They have rounded heads with red eyes, a shiny green thorax and a dark stigma on the wing tips. Adults frequent the vicinity of dung or carcasses, where they walk while constantly waving their wings. The larvae develop in dung.
Species
The species include:
References
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