''Didicrum'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of the
family
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Psychodidae
Psychodidae, also called drain flies, sink flies, filter flies, sewer flies, or sewer gnats, is a Family (biology), family of Fly, true flies. Some genera have short, hairy bodies and wings, giving them a "furry" moth-like appearance, hence one ...
and has a handful of species studied so far. The discovery of this genus in
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
represents a significant range extension for ''Didicrum'' as all previously described species of this genus are distributed in the
Australasia
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n region and the southernmost portion of
South America
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.
Species
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Didicrum agreste''
(Quate & Quate, 1967)
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Didicrum clarkei''
(Satchell, 1954)
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Didicrum claviatum''
(Satchell, 1950)
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Didicrum colombensis''
Moya-Arévalo, Ibnáñez-Bernal & Suárez-Landa, 2012
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Didicrum contigua''
( Tonnoir, 1929)
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Didicrum deceptrix''
Quate & Brown, 2004
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Didicrum drepanatum''
(Satchell, 1950)
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Didicrum fenestrata''
( Tonnoir, 1929)
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Didicrum griseatum''
( Tonnoir, 1929)
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Didicrum inornata''
( Tonnoir, 1929)
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Didicrum letitiae''
Omad, 2014
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Didicrum maurum''
(Satchell, 1950)
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Didicrum naimae''
Omad, 2014
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Didicrum peregrinum''
(Quate & Quate, 1967)
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Didicrum punctulatum
''Didicrum'' is a genus of the Family (biology), family Psychodidae and has a handful of species studied so far. The discovery of this genus in Colombia represents a significant range extension for ''Didicrum'' as all previously described species ...
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( Tonnoir, 1953)
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Didicrum pyramidon''
Quate & Brown, 2004
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Didicrum remulum''
Quate & Brown, 2004
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Didicrum simplex''
( Tonnoir, 1929)
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Didicrum solitarium''
(Satchell, 1954)
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Didicrum steffani''
(Quate & Quate, 1967)
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Didicrum triuncinatum''
(Satchell, 1950)
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Didicrum uniformatum''
( Tonnoir, 1953)
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Didicrum viduata''
( Tonnoir, 1929)
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q14683931
Nematocera genera
Diptera of Australasia
Diptera of South America
Taxa named by Günther Enderlein
Psychodidae