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Genus of Dolichopodid flies from Tanzania

Udzungwomyia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Medeterinae
Tribe: Udzungwomyiini
Genus: Udzungwomyia
Grichanov, 2018
Type species
Udzungwomyia morogoro
Grichanov, 2018

Udzungwomyia is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae, containing six species from Africa. All known species were found in mountainous habitats at a height of about 2000 m above sea level. The generic name comes from the Udzungwa Mountains National Park, where the type species (Udzungwomyia morogoro) was collected. The other five species were found along the Drakensberg escarpment in southern Africa. The genus is placed in the subfamily Medeterinae, tribe Udzungwomyiini.

Species

Six species are included in the genus:

References

  1. ^ Grichanov, I. Ya. (2018). "A new genus and species of subfamily Medeterinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Tanzania" (PDF). Far Eastern Entomologist. 350 (350): 9–16. doi:10.25221/fee.350.2.
  2. ^ Grichanov, I.Ya. (2024). "Four new species of the genus Udzungwomyia Grichanov, 2018 from Lesotho and South Africa (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)". Russian Entomological Journal. 33 (1): 116–123. doi:10.15298/rusentj.33.1.12.
  3. ^ Grichanov, I.Ya. (2019). "Discovery of Udzungwomyia Grichanov in South Africa and definition of a new tribe, Udzungwomyiini (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)" (PDF). Israel Journal of Entomology. 49 (2): 267–275.
Taxon identifiers
Udzungwomyia


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