| Pterodontia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Acroceridae |
| Subfamily: | Panopinae |
| Genus: | Pterodontia Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1832 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Pterodontia flavipes Gray, 1832 | |
| Synonyms | |
Pterodontia is a genus of small-headed flies (insects in the family Acroceridae). There are at least 20 described species in Pterodontia. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Pterodontia have eyes that are covered in hairs. Their antennae are attached below the middle of the head, and are small, short and inconspicuous. Their mouthparts are small and nearly imperceptible. The tibia have small, atypical spurs. The males have a tooth-like projection on the costal edge of the wing. [6]
These 19 species belong to the genus Pterodontia:
Pterodontia variegataWhite, 1914 c g is considered to be a synonym of Pterodontia mellii Erichson, 1840. [11]
Data sources: i = ITIS, [3] c = Catalogue of Life, [4] g = GBIF, [5] b = Bugguide.net [6]
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Pterodontia misella is a species of small-headed flies. It is very close in appearance to Pterodontia flavipes, and was considered a synonym of it by Curtis Williams Sabrosky in 1948. However, this synonymy has not been adopted by later authors, and P. misella is still recognised as a distinct species.
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