Campsicnemus

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Campsicnemus
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Campsicnemus curvipes
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Sympycninae
Genus: Campsicnemus
Haliday in Walker, 1851
Type species
Dolichopus scambus
Fallén, 1823
Synonyms [1]

Campsicnemus is a genus of flies in family Dolichopodidae. There are more than 290 described species, made up of 34 Palearctic, 22 Nearctic, seven Afrotropic, 170 Australasian and Oceanian, and seven Indomalayan species. [4] Some species endemic to the Hawaiian islands are characterized by their lack of wings. After the introduction of invasive ants and other alien species such as wild boar (Sus scrofa) [5] to the islands, some of these flightless species are believed extinct. [6]

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The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek καμψις ("curve") and κνημη ("tibia"). This refers to the modified mid tibia of the males, a male secondary sexual character that is very distinct in Campsicnemus. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Evenhuis, N. L. (2003). "Review of the Hawaiian Campsicnemus species from Kaua'i (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with key and descriptions of new species" (PDF). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 75: 1–34. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  2. ↑ ICZN (1958). "Opinion 531. Validation under the Plenary Powers of the name Campsicnemus Haliday, 1851 (Class Insecta, Order Diptera)". Opinions and Declarations Rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 19: 349–360.
  3. ↑ Evenhuis, N. L. (2010). "Morphological and molecular evidence support the synonymy of Emperoptera Grimshaw with Campsicnemus Haliday (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)" (PDF). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 108: 35–44.
  4. ↑ Yang, D.; Zhu, Y.; Wang, M.; Zhang, L. (2006). World Catalog of Dolichopodidae (Insecta: Diptera). Beijing: China Agricultural University Press. pp. 1–704. ISBN   9787811171020.
  5. ↑ Neal L. Evenhuis (1997). "Review Of Flightless Dolichopodidae (Diptera) In The Hawaiian Islands" (PDF). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 53: 1–29.
  6. ↑ "Rare Flightless Flies".
  7. ↑ "Campsicnemus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
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