Melanum laterale

Melanum laterale
	Melanum laterale North Wales
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Chloropidae
Subfamily:	Chloropinae
Genus:	Melanum
Species:	M. laterale
Binomial name
	Melanum laterale; (Haliday, 1833)
Synonyms
	Chlorops laterale Haliday, 1833;

Melanum laterale is a species of fly in the family Chloropidae, the grass flies. It is found in the Palearctic.^[1]^[2] The larva feeds on Poaceae.

References[edit]

^ Fauna Europaea
^ Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I,II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi.ISBN 81-205-0080-6 ISBN 81-205-0081-4

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I,II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi.ISBN 81-205-0080-6 ISBN 81-205-0081-4

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