Melinda (fly)
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.
Distribution
Most species are Oriental and Australian, but are found throughout the Old World tropical regions, and some parts the Palaearctic region such as North Africa, Europe, China, and Japan. In the Australian region, it is found in Fiji and the Samoan Islands.
Species
These species belong to the genus Melinda:Melinda abdominalis Melinda apicihamata Feng & Xue, 1998Melinda aterifemora Melinda auriceps Melinda bengalensis Nandi, 1994Melinda bisetosa Melinda blaesostyla Melinda brachyphalla Melinda chamaensis Singh & Sidhu, 2007Melinda chandigarhensis Singh & Sidhu, 2007Melinda chuanbeiensis Melinda cognata Melinda crinitarsis Melinda dasysternita Chen, Deng & Fan, 1992Melinda dubia Melinda elegans Kurahashi, 1970Melinda emeishanensis Melinda falciloba Melinda flavibasis Melinda flavipennis Kurahashi, 1986Melinda gentilis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 Melinda gibbosa Chen, Deng & Fan, 1992Melinda gonggashanensis Chen & Fan, 1993Melinda grisea Malloch, 1927Melinda hunanensis Melinda indica Kurahashi, 1970Melinda io Kurahashi, 1965Melinda itoi Kano, 1962 Melinda kangdingensis Melinda kocki Malloch, 1927Melinda maai Kurahashi, 1970Melinda malaisei Kurahashi, 1970Melinda mindanaoa Kurahashi, 1992Melinda mingshanna Melinda nepalica Kurahashi & Thapa, 1994Melinda nigra Melinda nigrella Chen, Li & Chang, 1988Melinda nigricans Melinda nigripalpis Kurahashi & Tumrasvin, 1979Melinda nitidapex Melinda nuortevae Kurahashi, 1970Melinda okazakii Kano, 1962Melinda ponti Kurahashi, 1970Melinda pusilla Melinda pygialis Melinda ruficornis Kurahashi, 1986Melinda scutellata Melinda septentrionis Xue, 1983Melinda sichuanica Qian & Feng, 2016Melinda sugiyami Kurahashi & Thapa, 1994Melinda sumatrana Melinda tribulis Melinda tsukamotoi Kano, 1962Melinda vanemdeni Kurahashi, 1970Melinda viridicyanea Melinda xiphophora Melinda yunnanensis Fan, 1997