Lichtwardtia | |
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Lichtwardtia formosana | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Dolichopodidae |
Subfamily: | Dolichopodinae |
Genus: | Lichtwardtia Enderlein, 1912 [1] |
Type species | |
Lichtwardtia formosana | |
Synonyms | |
Lichtwardtia is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. [2] It is known from the Afrotropical, Oriental and Australasian realms. It can be recognised by its zigzag-shaped M vein on the wings, and its feather-like hairs on the apex segment of the antennae. In a phylogenetic analysis of the subfamily Dolichopodinae by Scott E. Brooks in 2005, Lichtwardtia is considered to be a synonym of Dolichopus , [3] but subsequent authors have retained it as a valid genus. [4] [5]
The following species are considered nomina dubia : [5]
Lichtwardtia taiwanensisZhang, Masunaga & Yang, 2009 [7] is a synonym of L. formosana Enderlein, 1912. [4]
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