Melinda (fly)
| Melinda | |
|---|---|
| A female Melinda sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Calliphoridae |
| Subfamily: | Melanomyinae |
| Genus: | Melinda Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 |
| Type species | |
| Melinda gentilis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
Melinda is a genus of flies in the family Calliphoridae. In general, little is known of their biology. A few species have been reared from snails. One – Melinda gentilis – is parasitic in the snails Helicella virgata and Goniodiseus rotundata, and Melinda itoi is a parasite of the snail Acusta despecta sieboldiana.