''Brachicoma'' is a genus of
true flies
Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...
in the family
Sarcophagidae
Sarcophagidae () are a family of flies commonly known as flesh flies. They differ from most flies in that they are ovoviviparous, opportunistically depositing hatched or hatching maggots instead of eggs on carrion, dung, decaying material, or o ...
.
Species
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B. asiatica''
Rohdendorf & Verves, 1979
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B. borealis''
Ringdahl, 1932
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B. devia''
( Fallén, 1820)
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B. nigra''
Chao & Zhang, 1988
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B. papei''
Verves, 1990
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B. sarcophagina''
(Townsend Townsend (pronounced tounʹ-zənd) or Townshend may refer to:
Places United States
*Camp Townsend, National Guard training base in Peekskill, New York
*Townsend, Delaware
*Townsend, Georgia
*Townsend, Massachusetts, a New England town
** Townsend ...
, 1891)
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B. setosa''
Coquillett, 1902
References
Sarcophagidae
Schizophora genera
Diptera of Asia
Taxa named by Camillo Rondani
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