Argyra | |
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Argyra diaphana | |
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:
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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