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Scenopinus niger

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Scenopinus niger
Scenopinus niger in Johann Wilhelm Meigen Europäischen Zweiflügeligen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Scenopinidae
Genus: Scenopinus
Species:
S. niger
Binomial name
Scenopinus niger
(De Geer, 1776)

Scenopinus niger , a 'window fly', is a member of the Scenopinidae family of flies. It is found in the Palearctic.[1][2]

Scenopinus niger is "a rather small, very black oblong fly. Legs blackish except on the tarsi. Frons rather shining. Eyes of the male widely separated. Hind tibite of the male very much dilated.".[3] It is a minor pest [4]

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Harold Oldroyd, 1969 Diptera, Brachycera : section (a) : Tabanoidea and Asiloidea Handbooks for the identification of British insects, v. 9, pt. 4 Royal Entomological Society of London. pdf Archived 2015-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Verrall, G. H., 1909 Stratiomyidae and succeeding families of the Diptera Brachycera of Great Britain- British flies (1909)BHL Full text with illustrations
  4. ^ Mound, L. (ed), 1989 Common Insects of Stored Products: a guide to their identification.A guide for public health workers and entomologists involved with stored products.British Museum (Natural History) (BM (NH)) Volume No 15 ISBN 0-565-01065-4
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