''Abbemyia'' is a genus of

flies Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwin ...

in the family

Dolichopodidae Dolichopodidae, the long-legged flies, are a large, cosmopolitan family of true flies with more than 8,000 described species in about 250 genera. The genus '' Dolichopus'' is the most speciose, with some 600 species. Dolichopodidae generally a ...

, known from

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and

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. It is named after the French entomologist Abbé

Octave Parent Abbé Octave Parent (15 June 1882, in Trescault – 9 February 1942, in Ambleteuse) was a French entomologist who specialized in Diptera, mostly the family Dolichopodidae. He became director of the Biological Station, Ambleteuse. He published thr ...

, who studied the family Dolichopodidae.

Species

*'' Abbemyia baylaci'' Bickel, 2002 *'' Abbemyia nigrofasciata'' ( Macquart, 1850) (Synonyms: ''Chrysosoma chetiscutatum''

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, 1932, ''Chrysosoma regale''

, 1932) *'' Abbemyia taree'' Bickel, 1994

References

Dolichopodidae genera Sciapodinae Diptera of Australasia {{Dolichopodidae-stub