Aphasmaphleps

Aphasmaphleps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Dolichopodidae
Subfamily:	Diaphorinae
Genus:	Aphasmaphleps ; Grichanov, 2010
Type species
	Aphasmaphleps bandia ; Grichanov, 2010

Last updated August 07, 2025

Aphasmaphleps is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae from the Afrotropical realm. The genus was first described by Igor Grichanov in 2010. The name Aphasmaphleps refers to the genus Phasmaphleps , which was originally considered to be closely related to it.^[1] According to Capellari & Grichanov (2012), Aphasmaphleps more closely resembles Asyndetus and Cryptophleps .^[2]

Species

The genus contains four species:^[1]^[2]

Aphasmaphleps bandia Grichanov, 2010
Aphasmaphleps bickeli Capellari & Grichanov, 2012
Aphasmaphleps paulyi Capellari & Grichanov, 2012
Aphasmaphleps stuckenbergi Capellari & Grichanov, 2012

References

1 2 3 4 Grichanov, Igor Ya. (2010). "Aphasmaphleps, a New Genus of Long-Legged Flies from Senegal, with a Key to the Genera of Afrotropical Diaphorinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)" (PDF). African Invertebrates . 51 (2): 405–412. doi: 10.5733/afin.051.0209 .
1 2 Capellari, Renato S.; Grichanov, Igor Ya. (2012). "Review of the Afrotropical Genus Aphasmaphleps Grichanov (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)" (PDF). African Invertebrates . 53 (1): 35–46. doi: 10.5733/afin.053.0102 .

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[Grichanov2010-1] 1 2 3 4 Grichanov, Igor Ya. (2010). "Aphasmaphleps, a New Genus of Long-Legged Flies from Senegal, with a Key to the Genera of Afrotropical Diaphorinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)" (PDF). African Invertebrates . 51 (2): 405–412. doi: 10.5733/afin.051.0209 .

[CapellariGrichanov2012-2] 1 2 Capellari, Renato S.; Grichanov, Igor Ya. (2012). "Review of the Afrotropical Genus Aphasmaphleps Grichanov (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)" (PDF). African Invertebrates . 53 (1): 35–46. doi: 10.5733/afin.053.0102 .

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