Pharcoura

Pharcoura
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Dolichopodidae
Subfamily:	Medeterinae
Genus:	Pharcoura ; Bickel, 2007
Type species
	Pharcoura newthayorum ; Bickel, 2007

Last updated August 07, 2025

Pharcoura is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae from Chile. It is the first genus in the subfamily Medeterinae to be described from Nothofagus forests.^[1]

The generic name is a combination of the Greek words pharkis (wrinkle) and oura (tail).^[1]

Species

Pharcoura biobio Bickel, 2007^[1]
Pharcoura nahuelbuta Bickel, 2007^[1]
Pharcoura newthayorum Bickel, 2007^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Bickel, D. (2007). "Pharcoura (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), a new genus from Chile" (PDF). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 150: 5–12. doi:10.1163/22119434-900000207.

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[Bickel2007-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Bickel, D. (2007). "Pharcoura (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), a new genus from Chile" (PDF). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 150: 5–12. doi:10.1163/22119434-900000207.

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