| Shamshevia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Dolichopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Diaphorinae |
| Genus: | Shamshevia Grichanov, 2012 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Shamshevia hoanibensis | |
| Synonyms [2] [3] | |
ArabshamsheviaNaglis, 2014 [4] | |
Shamshevia is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It has a disjunct distribution, occurring in both the western Old World and the Fiji islands, and lives in varied ecological habitats. [2] The genus is named after the Russian dipterist Igor Shamshev. [1]
Five species are included in the genus: [2]