Argyra | |
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Argyra auricollis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Dolichopodidae |
Subfamily: | Diaphorinae |
Tribe: | Argyrini |
Genus: | Argyra Macquart, 1834 |
Type species | |
Musca diaphana Fabricius, 1775 | |
Synonyms | |
Argyra is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. [6] The name "Argyra" comes from the Greek word for "silver", referring to the silver pruinescence found on the males of many of the species. [7]
The following extinct species were originally placed in Argyra, but are currently considered unplaced in Dolichopodidae: [31]
Other unrecognised species: [32]
The following species were renamed:
Amblypsilopus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is a large genus, with about 350 species recorded. However, it is possibly polyphyletic.
Asyndetus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. There are more than 100 species described for the genus, distributed worldwide.
Diaphorus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. Lyroneurus was formerly considered a subgenus, but is now either treated as a synonym of Chrysotus or treated as a distinct genus.
Hydrophorus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.
Medetera is a large genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes about 350 species worldwide. The adults are commonly found resting on vertical surfaces such as tree trunks, on which they have a characteristic vertical upright stance. Because of this stance, they are sometimes known as "woodpecker flies". Medetera adults are predators of soft-bodied arthropods, while the larvae are predators of bark beetle larvae.
Neurigona is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is a large genus, with over 150 known species.
Rhaphium is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is the largest genus within the subfamily Rhaphiinae, with over 200 species currently known.
Sympycnus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.
Syntormon is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes about 110 species worldwide, more than 50 of which were described from the Palaearctic realm.
Teuchophorus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.
Xanthochlorus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is the only member of the subfamily Xanthochlorinae. In some classifications, the genus is included in the subfamily Sympycninae.
Dolichopodinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.
Diaphorinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.
Gymnopternus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It was formerly placed as a subgenus of Hercostomus, but is now accepted as a separate genus.
The Commission has conserved under the plenary power the generic name Argyra Macquart, 1834 (Diptera, dolichopodidae) for a widely distributed and well-established genus of dolichopodid flies by suppressing Porphyrops Meigen, 1824.
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