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Mesophysa is a genus of small-headed flies endemic to eastern Australia. It has been treated as a synonym of Panops by some authors, and a separate genus by others. Males and females measure 8–10 mm and 9–11 mm, respectively.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderDiptera
  5. FamilyAcroceridae

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Family
Acroceridae
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AM, QM
Recorded in
Australia

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Mesophysa is a genus of small-headed flies endemic to eastern Australia. It has been treated as a synonym of Panops by some authors, and a separate genus by others. Males and females measure 8–10 mm and 9–11 mm, respectively.

==Species== Mesophysa flavipes (Latreille, 1811) Mesophysa ilzei Neboiss, 1971 Mesophysa tenaria Neboiss, 1971 Mesophysa ultima Neboiss, 1971

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