Scorpiurus (fly)
Scorpiurus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae, endemic to New Zealand.[1] Members of the genus are found in marine littoral habitats.[2]
| Scorpiurus | |
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| Female Scorpiurus aramoana photographed in situ on mudflats at Aramoana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Dolichopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrophorinae |
| Tribe: | Hydrophorini |
| Genus: | Scorpiurus Parent, 1933 |
| Type species | |
| Scorpiurus aenescens Parent, 1933 | |
Species
- Scorpiurus aenescens Parent, 1933 – North Island (Auckland), northern South Island (Marlborough Sounds, Nelson)
- Scorpiurus aramoana Bickel & Kerr, 2018[2] – South Island (Aramoana, The Catlins)
- Scorpiurus thorpei Masunaga, 2017[3] – North Island (Auckland), northern South Island (Marlborough Sounds, Nelson)
References
- Masunaga, K. 2017: Saltmarsh flies of the genus Scorpiurus Parent from New Zealand (Insecta: Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Zootaxa, 4324(3): 581-591. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4324.3.11
- Bickel, Daniel J. and Kerr, D. Steven (2018) Scorpiurus aramoana (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), a new species from New Zealand. Zootaxa, 4422 (1): 78-84. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4422.1.4
- Masunaga, Kazuhiro (2017). "Saltmarsh flies of the genus Scorpiurus Parent from New Zealand (Insecta: Diptera: Dolichopodidae)". Zootaxa. 4324 (3): 581–591.
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