Hurleyella

Hurleyella is a genus of small flies in the family Dolichopodidae from the Nearctic and Neotropical realms.[1][2] The genus belongs to the "micro-dolichopodids", an informal group of genera from the New World which have a body length of 1 mm or less. Hurleyella appears to be most closely related to the genera Microcyrtura, Microchrysotus and Micromedetera. The subfamily placement of this genus is currently uncertain, though in some aspects the genus fits into Medeterinae. The genus is named after the late dipterist Richard Hurley.[1]

Hurleyella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: incertae sedis
Genus: Hurleyella
Runyon & Robinson, 2010[1]
Type species
Hurleyella cumberlandensis
Runyon & Robinson, 2010

Species

Four species are currently included in the genus:[1][2]

  • Hurleyella belizensis Runyon, 2019 – Belize
  • Hurleyella brooksi Runyon & Robinson, 2010 – Texas
  • Hurleyella cumberlandensis Runyon & Robinson, 2010 – Virginia
  • Hurleyella salina Runyon, 2019 – Idaho, Montana, Wyoming

References
  1. Runyon, Justin B; Robinson, Harold (2010). "Hurleyella, a new genus of Nearctic Dolichopodidae (Diptera)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2400: 57–65. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2400.1.6. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  2. Runyon, Justin B. (2019). "Two new species of Hurleyella Runyon & Robinson (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with the first record from the Neotropics". Zootaxa. 4568 (3): 548–560. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4568.3.8.


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