Porphyrochroa

Porphyrochroa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Empididae
Subfamily:	Empidinae
Genus:	Porphyrochroa ; Melander, 1928
Type species
	Sciodromia palliatus ; Coquillett, 1902

Last updated November 12, 2025

Porphyrochroa is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.

Species

P. aliena Mendonça, Rafael & Ale-Rocha, 2008^[2]
P. amazonica Mendonça, Rafael & Ale-Rocha, 2008^[2]
P. argentata Rafael & Ale-Rocha, 2002^[3]
P. bifida Mendonça, Rafael & Ale-Rocha, 2008^[2]
P. cercosingularis Mendonça, Rafael & Ale-Rocha, 2008^[2]
P. dactiliodes Mendonça, Rafael & Ale-Rocha, 2008^[2]
P. distincta Mendonça, Rafael & Ale-Rocha, 2008^[2]
P. dominicanensis Rafael & Ale-Rocha, 2002^[3]
P. elongata Mendonça, Rafael & Ale-Rocha, 2007^[4]
P. amazonica Mendonça, Rafael & Ale-Rocha, 2008^[2]
P. epandrialis Mendonça, Rafael & Ale-Rocha, 2008^[2]
P. genalis Rafael & Ale-Rocha, 2002^[3]
P. grandis Mendonça, Rafael & Ale-Rocha, 2008^[2]
P. hipandriociliaris Mendonça, Rafael & Ale-Rocha, 2007^[4]
P. latifrons Rafael & Ale-Rocha, 2002^[3]
P. longiseta Mendonça, Rafael & Ale-Rocha, 2008^[2]
P. manauara Mendonça, Rafael & Ale-Rocha, 2008^[2]
P. neblina Mendonça, Rafael & Ale-Rocha, 2008^[2]
P. pacaraima Mendonça, Rafael & Ale-Rocha, 2008^[2]
P. palliata (Coquillett, 1902)^[5]
P. pectinata Rafael & Ale-Rocha, 2002^[3]
P. platypoderis Mendonça, Rafael & Ale-Rocha, 2008^[2]
P. quadrilamelaris Mendonça, Rafael & Ale-Rocha, 2008^[2]
P. roraimensis Mendonça, Rafael & Ale-Rocha, 2008^[2]
P. simplex Mendonça, Rafael & Ale-Rocha, 2008^[2]
P. vidali Mendonça, Rafael & Ale-Rocha, 2007^[4]
P. xavieri Mendonça, Rafael & Ale-Rocha, 2008^[2]

References

↑ Melander, Axel Leonard (1928). Diptera. Fam. Empididae. In Wytsman, P., ed. Bruxelles. 185: Genera insectorum. pp. 1–434.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Mendonca, Mirian Nascimento; Rafael, José Albertino; Ale-Rocha, Rosaly (2008). "Revision of the Brazilian Amazon Basin species of Porphyrochroa Melander (Diptera: Empididae)". Zootaxa. 1859: 1–39. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1859.1.1 . Retrieved 6 May 2019.
1 2 3 4 5 Rafael, José Albertino; Ale-Rocha, Rosaly (2002). "New species of Porphyrochroa Melander from the Dominican Republic (Diptera, Empididae, Empidinae)". Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment. 37 (3): 241–248. Bibcode:2002SNFE...37..241R. doi:10.1076/snfe.37.3.241.8576.
1 2 3 Mendonca, Mirian Nascimento; Rafael, José Albertino; Ale-Rocha, Rosaly (2007). "Descrição de três espécies novas de Porphyrochroa Melander (Diptera, Empididae) da Bacia Amazônica, Brasil". Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 51 (3): 352–357. doi: 10.1590/s0085-56262007000300013 . Retrieved 6 May 2019.
↑ Coquillett, D. W. (1902). "New orthorrhaphous Diptera from Mexico and Texas". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 10: 136–141. Retrieved 28 July 2019.

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[Melander1928-1] Melander, Axel Leonard (1928). Diptera. Fam. Empididae. In Wytsman, P., ed. Bruxelles. 185: Genera insectorum. pp. 1–434.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

[MendoncaRafaelAle-Rocha2008-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Mendonca, Mirian Nascimento; Rafael, José Albertino; Ale-Rocha, Rosaly (2008). "Revision of the Brazilian Amazon Basin species of Porphyrochroa Melander (Diptera: Empididae)". Zootaxa. 1859: 1–39. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1859.1.1 . Retrieved 6 May 2019.

[RafaelAle-Rocha2002-3] 1 2 3 4 5 Rafael, José Albertino; Ale-Rocha, Rosaly (2002). "New species of Porphyrochroa Melander from the Dominican Republic (Diptera, Empididae, Empidinae)". Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment. 37 (3): 241–248. Bibcode:2002SNFE...37..241R. doi:10.1076/snfe.37.3.241.8576.

[MendoncaRafaelAle-Rocha2007-4] 1 2 3 Mendonca, Mirian Nascimento; Rafael, José Albertino; Ale-Rocha, Rosaly (2007). "Descrição de três espécies novas de Porphyrochroa Melander (Diptera, Empididae) da Bacia Amazônica, Brasil". Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 51 (3): 352–357. doi: 10.1590/s0085-56262007000300013 . Retrieved 6 May 2019.

[Coquillett1902-5] Coquillett, D. W. (1902). "New orthorrhaphous Diptera from Mexico and Texas". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 10: 136–141. Retrieved 28 July 2019.

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