''Melanodexia'' is a peculiar

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cluster fly Cluster flies (a.k.a. grass flies or attic flies) are flies of the genus ''Pollenia'' in the family Polleniidae. Unlike the more familiar blow flies, such as the bluebottle genus ''Phormia'', they are completely harmless to human health because ...

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of the western

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, formerly included in the family

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Description

Like the related genus '' Pollenia'', ''Melanodexia'' has hairy parafacialia, and in females lateroclinate

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e of the fronto-orbital plates.

Species

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Melanodexia californica ''Melanodexia californica'' is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae. Distribution United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Contin ...

'' Hall, 1948 *''

Melanodexia glabricula ''Melanodexia glabricula'' is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae. Distribution United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Contine ...

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, 1887) *''

Melanodexia grandis ''Melanodexia grandis'' is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae. Distribution United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continenta ...

'' Shannon, 1926 (Synonyms: ''M. pacifica'' Hall, 1948) *''

Melanodexia idahoensis ''Melanodexia idahoensis'' is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae. Distribution United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Contine ...

'' (Hall, 1948) *''

Melanodexia nox ''Melanodexia nox'' is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae. Distribution United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental Un ...

'' (Hall, 1948) *''

Melanodexia satanica ''Melanodexia satanica'' is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae. Distribution United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continent ...

'' Shannon, 1926 *''

Melanodexia tristina ''Melanodexia tristina'' is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae. Distribution United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continent ...

'' (Hall, 1948) *''

Melanodexia tristis ''Melanodexia tristis'' is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae. Distribution United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continenta ...

'' Williston, 1893

References

Diptera of North America Oestroidea genera Polleniidae Taxa named by Samuel Wendell Williston {{diptera-stub