''Cestrotus'' is a genus of
brachycera
The Brachycera are a suborder of the order Diptera. It is a major suborder consisting of around 120 families. Their most distinguishing characteristic is reduced antenna segmentation.
Description
A summary of the main physical characteristics i ...
n flies in the family
Lauxaniidae
The Lauxaniidae are a family of acalyptrate flies. They generally are small flies (length 7 mm or less) with large compound eyes that often are brightly coloured in life, sometimes with characteristic horizontal stripes, such as in '' Cestr ...
.
Species
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C. acuticurvus''
Li, Yang and Gaimari, 2009
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C. apicalis''
( Hendel, 1920)
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C. argenteus''
Hendel, 1920
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C. cutherbertsoni''
Curran, 1938
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C. elegans
''Caenorhabditis elegans'' () is a free-living transparent nematode about 1 mm in length that lives in temperate soil environments. It is the type species of its genus. The name is a blend of the Greek ''caeno-'' (recent), ''rhabditis'' (r ...
''
Hendel, 1920
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C. flavipes''
(Frey
Freyr (Old Norse: 'Lord'), sometimes anglicized as Frey, is a widely attested god in Norse mythology, associated with kingship, fertility, peace, and weather. Freyr, sometimes referred to as Yngvi-Freyr, was especially associated with Sweden and ...
, 1927)
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C. flavoscutellatus''
de Meijere, 1910
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C. frontalis''
(Kertész
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, 1904)
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C. hennigi''
( Lindner, 1956)
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C. heteropterus''
Li, Yang and Gaimari, 2009
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C. liui''
Li, Yang and Gaimari, 2009
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C. longinudus''
Li, Yang and Gaimari, 2009
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C. megacephalus''
Loew, 1862
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C. obtusus''
Li, Yang and Gaimari, 2009
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C. oculatus''
Hendel, 1910
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C. pictipennis''
( Wiedemann, 1824)
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C. pilosus''
( Hendel, 1920)
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C. polygrammus''
(Walker
Walker or The Walker may refer to:
People
*Walker (given name)
*Walker (surname)
*Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Places
In the United States
*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
*Walker, Mono County, California
* ...
, 1861)
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C. striatus''
Hendel, 1910
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C. tibialis''
Bezzi, 1908
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C. trivittatus''
Sasakawa, 2003
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C. turritus''
Loew, 1862
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C. univittatus''
Sasakawa, 2003
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C. variegatus''
Loew, 1862
References
External links
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Lauxaniidae
Schizophora genera
Taxa named by Hermann Loew
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