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Amenia (fly)

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Amenia is a genus of flies belonging to the family Calliphoridae.^[1] ^[2]

Studies suggest that all species of Amenia are macrolarviparous,^[3] giving birth to well developed and large larvae.

The species of the genus Amenia are found in Australia.^[3]

Source:^[1]

^ ^a ^b "Amenia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830". Global biodiversity information facility. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^ "Amenia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830". Atlas of living Australia. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b Colless, D.C. (1998). "Morphometrics in the genus Amenia and revisionary notes on the Australian Ameniinae (Diptera: Calliphoridae), with the description of eight new species" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 50 (1): 85–123. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.50.1998.1275. ISSN 0067-1975. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022. pp. 85, 86: The Ameniinae comprise seven genera, of which six occur in Australia; the largest, Amenia, is restricted to this country." "...all species are macrolarviparous