Verbekaria is an African genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.[1][2]

Verbekaria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Sciomyzidae
Subfamily: Sciomyzinae
Tribe: Tetanocerini
Genus: Verbekaria
Knutson, 1968[1][2]
Type species
Verbekaria punctipennis
Knutson, 1968[2]

Species

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  • V. punctipennis Knutson, 1968[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Smith, Kenneth G.V.; Vockeroth, J.R. (1980). Crosskey, R.W. (ed.). Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region. London: British museum (Natural History). pp. 1–1436. ISBN 0565 00821 8.
  2. ^ a b c d Knutson, L. V. (1968). "A new genus and species of Sciomyzidae from Tanzania, with a key to the genera of the Ethiopian Region and distributional notes". Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. 31 (1): 175–180.