Pontodromia

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Pontodromia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Hybotidae
Subfamily: Tachydromiinae
Tribe: Drapetini
Genus: Pontodromia
Grootaert, 1994 [1]
Type species
Pontodromia nambis
Grootaert, 1994 [1]

Pontodromia is a genus of flies in the family Hybotidae. [2]

Species

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Grootaert, P. (1994). "Two new genera of empidoid flies (Diptera, Empidoidea, Hybotidae, Trachydromiinae) from Melanesia". Studia Dipterologica. 1: 141–156.
  2. Sinclair, Bradley J.; Cumming, Jeffrey M. (2006). "Morphology, higher-level phylogeny and classification of the Empidoidea" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1180. Auckland, New Zealand: Magnolia Press: 1–172. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  3. Grootaert, P.; Shamshev, I.V. (2012). "The fast-running flies (Diptera, Hybotidae, Tachydromiinae) of Singapore and adjacent regions". European Journal of Taxonomy. 5: 1–162. Retrieved 8 May 2023.