Alhajarmyia

Alhajarmyia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Vermileonidae
Genus:	Alhajarmyia ; Stuckenberg, 2003
Type species
	Lampromyia umbraticola ; Stuckenberg & Fisher, 1999

Last updated July 30, 2025

Alhajarmyia is a genus of wormlion in the family Vermileonidae. It consists of two species from the Arabian Peninsula and East Africa. It is closely related to the Malagasy endemic Isalomyia .

Species

Alhajarmyia umbraticola (Stuckenberg & Fisher, 1999)^[2] – Oman: Hajar Mountains
Alhajarmyia stuckenbergi Swart, Kirk-Spriggs & Copeland, 2015^[3] – Kenya: Eastern Arc Mountains

References

↑ Stuckenberg, B.R. (2003). "A redescription of Isalomyia irwini Stuckenberg, the wormlion fly of Madagascar, related to an Arabian species for which the new genus Alhajarmyia is erected (Diptera: Vermileonidae)". African Invertebrates. 44 (2): 191–201. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
↑ Stuckenberg, B.R.; Fisher, M. (1999). "A new species of Lampromyia Macquart, from Oman: The first record of Vermileonidae (Diptera) from the Arabian Peninsula". Annals of the Natal Museum. 40: 127–136. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
↑ Swart, V. R.; Kirk-Spriggs, A.H.; Copeland, R.S. (2015). "A new species of Alhajarmyia Stuckenberg (Diptera: Vermileonidae), the first wormlion fly described from East Africa and its biogeographical implications". Zootaxa. 4044 (4): 556–566. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4044.4.5 .

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[Stuckenberg-1] Stuckenberg, B.R. (2003). "A redescription of Isalomyia irwini Stuckenberg, the wormlion fly of Madagascar, related to an Arabian species for which the new genus Alhajarmyia is erected (Diptera: Vermileonidae)". African Invertebrates. 44 (2): 191–201. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

[StuckenbergFisher1999-2] Stuckenberg, B.R.; Fisher, M. (1999). "A new species of Lampromyia Macquart, from Oman: The first record of Vermileonidae (Diptera) from the Arabian Peninsula". Annals of the Natal Museum. 40: 127–136. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

[SwartKirk-SpriggsCopeland-3] Swart, V. R.; Kirk-Spriggs, A.H.; Copeland, R.S. (2015). "A new species of Alhajarmyia Stuckenberg (Diptera: Vermileonidae), the first wormlion fly described from East Africa and its biogeographical implications". Zootaxa. 4044 (4): 556–566. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4044.4.5 .

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