Udzungwomyia
Udzungwomyia is a genus of fly in the family Dolichopodidae from Tanzania and South Africa. It contains two species, Udzungwomyia morogoro and Udzungwomyia simoni. The generic name comes from the Udzungwa Mountains National Park, where the type species (Udzungwomyia morogoro) was collected.[1] It is placed in the subfamily Medeterinae, tribe Udzungwomyiini.[2]
| Udzungwomyia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Dolichopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Medeterinae |
| Tribe: | Udzungwomyiini |
| Genus: | Udzungwomyia Grichanov, 2018[1] |
| Type species | |
| Udzungwomyia morogoro Grichanov, 2018 | |
References
- Grichanov, I. Ya. (2018). "A new genus and species of subfamily Medeterinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Tanzania" (PDF). Far Eastern Entomologist (350): 9–16. doi:10.25221/fee.350.2.
- 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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