''Pogonosoma maroccanum'' is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

of fly from the

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

Pogonosoma ''Pogonosoma'' is a genus of robber flies (insects in the family Asilidae). There are about 17 described species in ''Pogonosoma''. Species These 17 species belong to the genus ''Pogonosoma'': * ''Pogonosoma albopilosum'' Meijere, 1913 * ''Pogon ...

''. The species was originally described by

Johan Christian Fabricius Johan Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, and is cons ...

1794 Events January–March * January 1 – The Stibo Group is founded by Niels Lund as a printing company in Aarhus (Denmark). * January 13 – The U.S. Congress enacts a law providing for, effective May 1, 1795, a United States ...

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Laphriinae Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius Insects described in 1794 {{Asilidae-stub