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Idiocelyphus

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Idiocelyphus
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Idiocelyphus

Malloch, 1929
Type species
Idiocelyphus bakeri
Malloch, 1929

Idiocelyphus is a genus of beetle flies. It is known from the Indomalayan realm. Most are from the Philippines.[1]

Description

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Idiocelyphus may be distinguished from the other genera in the family by the presence of numerous bristles on the mesonotum and two pairs of scutellar bristles, the shorter scutellum is not any longer than the thorax.[1]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Tenorio, JoAnn M. (1969). "A Revision of the Celyphidae (DIPTERA) From the Philippine Islands". Pacific Insects. 11 (3–4). Hawaii Biological Survey: 579–611.