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Malaisemyia

genus of insects

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionSep 7, 2025
Entity authorityQ6741100 ↗
Source-derived summary

Malaisemyia is a genus of hairy-eyed craneflies (family Pediciidae) from Assam (India), with the exception of M. ornatissima from Myanmar.

Species

Malaisemyia manipurensis Alexander, 1964

Malaisemyia ornatissima Alexander, 1950

Malaisemyia rajah Alexander, 1967

Malaisemyia ranee Alexander, 1967

Malaisemyia schmidiana Alexander, 1967

References

"Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World (Diptera, Tipuloidea: Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, Tipulidae)". Naturalis Biodiversity Center.

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The public source identifies “Malaisemyia” as genus of insects. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Malaisemyia, genus and insects.

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The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 7, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q6741100. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1964, 1950 and 1967.

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This entry incorporates text from “Malaisemyia” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.