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    Johann Wilhelm Meigen (3 May 1764 – 11 July 1845) was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera. Meigen was born in Solingen, the...
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    deer flies, Chrysops, named by the German entomologist Johann Wilhelm Meigen in 1802. Meigen did pioneering research on flies and was the author of Die...
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    Aedes (category Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen)
    used-tire trade. First described and named by German entomologist Johann Wilhelm Meigen in 1818, the generic name comes from the Ancient Greek ἀηδής, aēdēs...
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    Common green bottle fly (category Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen)
    time-consuming. Lucilia sericata has been of medical importance since 1826, when Meigen removed larvae from the eyes and facial cavities of a human patient. L....
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    culicines. The name Culicidae was introduced by the German entomologist Johann Wilhelm Meigen in his seven-volume classification published in 1818–1838. Mosquito...
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    Chrysops (category Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen)
    Family: Tabanidae Subfamily: Chrysopsinae Tribe: Chrysopsini Genus: Chrysops Meigen, 1803 Species C. altivagus Osten Sacken, 1886 C. caecutiens (Linnaeus, 1758)...
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    Tipula paludosa (category Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen)
    paludosa. Tipula paludosa male Pjotr Oosterbroek. "Tipula (Tipula) paludosa Meigen, 1830 (search result)". Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World. Naturalis...
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    Anopheles (category Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen)
    genus name Anopheles was introduced by the German entomologist Johann Wilhelm Meigen in 1818. He described two species, A. birfurcatus and the type species...
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    appearing between 1817 and 1830, described 235 species, many exotic. Johann Wilhelm Meigen in an early work of 1803 erected four genera, three of which now...
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    (Loew, 1859) Pangonius fasciatus (Latreille, 1811) Pangonius ferrugineus (Meigen, 1804) Pangonius flavocinctus (Szilády, 1923) Pangonius florae Leclercq...
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    Trichocera annulata (category Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen)
    fly, of the order Diptera. First described by German entomologist Johann Wilhelm Meigen in 1818, it is found in Europe and North America. In North America...
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    Lehmann's later illustrations were executed by the German entomologist Johann Wilhelm Meigen. The standard author abbreviation Lehm. is used to indicate this...
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  • North America and Europe. The species was described in 1804 by Johann Wilhelm Meigen. C. riparius has been used extensively as a model for genome structure...
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    1963 Anthrax bezzianus Paramonov, 1935 Anthrax binotatus Wiedemann in Meigen 1820 Anthrax bowdeni Báez, 1983 Anthrax cascadensis Marston, 1963 Anthrax...
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    Drosophila melanogaster (category Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen)
    this seems to be a mistake and they probably meant there 345 nm, too. Meigen JW (1830). Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäischen zweiflügeligen...
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  • Hymenoptera and Hemiptera. Johann Wilhelm Meigen worked on his European Diptera and he purchased the collection of Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann (who had...
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    Chrysops relictus (category Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen)
    are termed hydrobionts in that they inhabit areas of high water content. Meigen, J.W. (1820). Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäische n zweiflugeligen...
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    Delia antiqua (category Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen)
    British Insects. 12. Royal Entomological Society: 1–234. "Delia antiqua (Meigen) - Onion Fly". Interactive Agricultural Ecological Atlas of Russia and Neighboring...
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    Laphria (fly) (category Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen)
    Laphria is a genus described by Johann Wilhelm Meigen in 1803, belonging to the family Asilidae, subfamily Laphriinae. Members of this genus are known...
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    Ctenophora ornata (category Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen)
    species in the genus Ctenophora. It is found in Europe. Die Fliegen, JW Meigen, 1818 GBIF. "Ctenophora ornata Meigen, 1818". Retrieved 2017-05-30. v t e...
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    Tabanus glaucopis (category Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen)
    open fields and they are probably very disadvantaged by their decreasing. Meigen, J.W. (1820). Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäische n zweiflugeligen...
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    Neomochtherus pallipes (category Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen)
    red-legged robber fly, is a species of robber fly in the family Asilidae. Meigen, J.W. (1820). Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäische n zweiflugeligen...
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  • Trixa caerulescens (category Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen)
    Bulgaria, Italy, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Russia. Meigen, J. W. (1824). "Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europaischen zweiflugeligen...
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    Mesembrina (category Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen)
    Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: Muscidae Subfamily: Muscinae Tribe: Muscini Genus: Mesembrina Meigen, 1826...
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    Phaonia errans (category Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen)
    errans is a fly from the family Muscidae. It is found in the Palearctic . Meigen, J.W. (1826). Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäische n zweiflugeligen...
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    Haematopota (category Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen)
    Beschreibung der bekannten europäische n zweiflugeligen Insecten.Von Johann Wilhelm Meigen. Zehnter Theil oder vierter Supplementband. Beschreibung europaischer...
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    Neomochtherus geniculatus (category Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen)
    Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: Asilidae Genus: Neomochtherus Species: N. geniculatus Binomial name Neomochtherus geniculatus (Meigen, 1820)...
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  • Aphria longirostris (category Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen)
    Aphria longirostris is a European species of flies in the family Tachinidae. Meigen, J.W. (1824). Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäische n zweiflugeligen...
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    Campylomyza (category Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen)
    Australasian regions. The genus was first described by German entomologist Johann Wilhelm Meigen in 1818. Campylomyza abbreviata Jaschhof, 2009 Campylomyza abjecta...
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  • Suillia flava (category Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen)
    Suillia Species: S. flava Binomial name Suillia flava (Meigen, 1830) Synonyms Helomyza flava Meigen, 1830 Helomyza rufa Fallén, 1820 Suillia rufa (Fallén...
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