Melanderia

Melanderia is a genus of fly in the family Dolichopodidae.[2]

Melanderia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Suborder:	Brachycera
Infraorder:	Asilomorpha
Superfamily:	Empidoidea
Family:	Dolichopodidae
Subfamily:	Hydrophorinae
Genus:	Melanderia Aldrich, 1922[1]
Type species
Melanderia mandibulata Aldrich, 1922[1]

Species

The genus is divided into two subgenera, Melanderia and Wirthia:[3]

• Subgenus Melanderia Aldrich, 1922:
  • Melanderia crepuscula Arnaud, 1958[3]
  • Melanderia mandibulata Aldrich, 1922[1]
• Subgenus Wirthia Arnaud, 1958:[3]
  • Melanderia californica Harmston, 1972[4]
  • Melanderia curvipes (Van Duzee, 1918)[5]

References

1. Aldrich, J.M. (1922). "A New Genus of Two-winged Fly with Mandible-like Labella" (PDF). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 24: 145–148. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
2. Yang, D.; Zhu, Y.; Wang, M.; Zhang, L. (2006). World Catalog of Dolichopodidae (Insecta: Diptera). Beijing: China Agricultural University Press. pp. 1–704. ISBN 9787811171020.
3. Arnaud, P. H., Jr. (1958). "A synopsis of the genus Melanderia Aldrich (Diptera, Dolichopodidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 60: 179–186. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
4. Harmston, F.C. (1972). "New Dolichopodidae From California And Oregon (Diptera)". Entomological News. 83: 153–158. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
5. Van Duzee, Millard C. (1917). "New North American species of Dolichopodidae (Dip.)". Entomological News. 28: 123–128. Retrieved 10 July 2016.