Maipomyia

Maipomyia is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae from the Chilean Central Valley. The genus is named after the Maipo River.[1] It is placed in the subfamily Medeterinae, tribe Udzungwomyiini.[2]

Maipomyia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Medeterinae
Tribe: Udzungwomyiini
Genus: Maipomyia
Bickel, 2004[1]
Type species
Maipomyia insolita
Bickel, 2004[1]

Species
  • Maipomyia insolita Bickel, 2004[1]
  • Maipomyia velata Bickel, 2004[1]

References
  1. Bickel, D. J. (2004). "Maipomyia (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), a new genus from Chile". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 106: 844–850. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  2. Grichanov, I.Ya. (2019). "Discovery of Udzungwomyia Grichanov in South Africa and definition of a new tribe, Udzungwomyiini (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)" (PDF). Israel Journal of Entomology. 49 (2): 267–275.


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