Eugenia (fly)
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| Eugenia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tachinidae |
| Genus: | Eugenia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863[1] |
| Type species | |
| Eugenia fugax Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863,[1] by subsequent designation (Townsend, 1916: 7). | |
Eugenia is a genus for flies in the family Tachinidae.[2] Its status is uncertain and the genus and both species have been considered “doubtful taxa" in Tachinidae.[3]
The genus was first described by Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy in 1863 for two species from Southern France.[1]