Megabraula

Megabraula
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Superfamily:	Carnoidea
Family:	Braulidae
Genus:	Megabraula; Grimaldi & Underwood, 1986
Type species
	Megabraula onerosa; Grimaldi & Underwood, 1986

Megabraula is a fly genus in the family Braulidae. These are very unusual flies, wingless and flattened, and barely recognizable as Diptera. Megabraula is found in Nepal and is 3 mm in length. Both species are found in the nests of Apis laboriosa^[1]

Species[edit]

Megabraula antecessor Grimaldi & Underwood, 1986^[1]
Megabraula onerosa Grimaldi & Underwood, 1986^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Grimaldi, D.; Underwood, B.A. (1986). "Megabraula, a new genus for two new species of Braulidae (Diptera), and a discussion of braulid evolution". Systematic Entomology. 11 (4): 427–438. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1986.tb00534.x. S2CID 84610905.

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[GrimaldiUnderwood1986-1] Grimaldi, D.; Underwood, B.A. (1986). "Megabraula, a new genus for two new species of Braulidae (Diptera), and a discussion of braulid evolution". Systematic Entomology. 11 (4): 427–438. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1986.tb00534.x. S2CID 84610905.

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