Srilankamyia

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Srilankamyia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Dolichopodinae
Genus: Srilankamyia
Naglis, Grootaert & Wei, 2011 [1]
Type species
Srilankamyia argyrata
Naglis, Grootaert & Wei, 2011 [1]

Srilankamyia is a genus of flies belonging to the family Dolichopodidae. The genus derives its name from Sri Lanka, where the type species was originally collected. Species of this genus are also found in South China and Laos. [1]

Species

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Naglis, S.; Grootaert, P.; Wei, L. (2011). "Srilankamyia – a new dolichopodine genus (Diptera, Dolichopodidae)". Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara, Miscellaneous Papers (155): 1–7.
  2. Wei, L. (2013). "A new species of Srilankamyia (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China". Oriental Insects. 47 (2–3): 135–138. doi:10.1080/00305316.2013.807562.