Dactylonotus

Dactylonotus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Dolichopodidae
Subfamily:	Diaphorinae
Tribe:	Argyrini
Genus:	Dactylonotus ; Parent, 1934
Type species
	Dactylonotus grandicornis ; Parent, 1934

Last updated September 15, 2025

Dactylonotus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. Six of the species in the genus are found in southern Africa, though one species, Dactylonotus formosus , is found in New Zealand.^[2]

Species

Dactylonotus formosus (Parent, 1933)^[3] – New Zealand
Dactylonotus frater Parent, 1939^[4] – Zimbabwe
Dactylonotus grandicornis Parent, 1934^[1] – South Africa
Dactylonotus nigricorpus Grichanov, 2016^[2] – South Africa (Western Cape)
Dactylonotus rudebecki Vanschuytbroeck, 1960 – South Africa (Western Cape)
Dactylonotus tsitsikamma Grichanov, 2016^[2] – South Africa (Eastern Cape)
Dactylonotus univittatus (Loew, 1858)^[5] – South Africa

Dactylonotus meuffelsi Grichanov, 1998^[3] is a synonym of D. rudebecki Vanschuytbroeck, 1960.^[6]

References

1 2 3 Parent, O. (1934). "Additions a la faune ethiopienne (Dipteres: Dolichopodides)". Bulletin de la Société entomologique d'Égypte. 18: 112–138.
1 2 3 Grichanov, I. Ya. (2016). "Two new species of Dactylonotus Parent, 1934 (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from South Africa and a key to Afrotropical species" (PDF). European Journal of Taxonomy (175): 1–9. doi: 10.5852/ejt.2016.175 .
1 2 Grichanov, I. Ya. (1998). "A new species of Dactylonotus Parent (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from South Africa". International Journal of Dipterological Research. 9: 27–29.
↑ Parent, Octave (1939). "Diptères Dolichopodides de la region Ethiopienne". Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines. 32: 256–282.
↑ Loew, Hermann (1858). "Bidrag till kannedomen om Afrikas Diptera [part]". Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar. (1857) 14: 337–383. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
↑ Grichanov, I. Ya. (2011). "An illustrated synopsis and keys to afrotropical genera of the epifamily Dolichopodoidae (Diptera: Empidoidea)". Priamus Supplement (24): 1–98.

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[Parent1934-1] 1 2 3 Parent, O. (1934). "Additions a la faune ethiopienne (Dipteres: Dolichopodides)". Bulletin de la Société entomologique d'Égypte. 18: 112–138.

[Grichanov2016-2] 1 2 3 Grichanov, I. Ya. (2016). "Two new species of Dactylonotus Parent, 1934 (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from South Africa and a key to Afrotropical species" (PDF). European Journal of Taxonomy (175): 1–9. doi: 10.5852/ejt.2016.175 .

[Grichanov1998a-3] 1 2 Grichanov, I. Ya. (1998). "A new species of Dactylonotus Parent (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from South Africa". International Journal of Dipterological Research. 9: 27–29.

[Parent1939d-4] Parent, Octave (1939). "Diptères Dolichopodides de la region Ethiopienne". Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines. 32: 256–282.

[Loew1858-5] Loew, Hermann (1858). "Bidrag till kannedomen om Afrikas Diptera [part]". Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar. (1857) 14: 337–383. Retrieved 6 May 2019.

[6] Grichanov, I. Ya. (2011). "An illustrated synopsis and keys to afrotropical genera of the epifamily Dolichopodoidae (Diptera: Empidoidea)". Priamus Supplement (24): 1–98.

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