''Afrohercostomus'' 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 ...
.
Many of the species were formerly from "''
Hercostomus
''Hercostomus'' is a genus of fly, flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is a large genus, containing more than 483 species worldwide. Multiple studies have shown that ''Hercostomus'' is a polyphyly, polyphyletic assemblage of species.
Species ...
'' Group I" (or the ''"Hercostomus" straeleni'' group), one of three groups of
Afrotropical
The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi ...
''Hercostomus'' species created by
Igor Grichanov
Igor Yakovlevich Grichanov (; born 10 September 1958) is a Russian entomologist and ecologist. As a taxonomist, he specialised on Diptera notably Dolichopodidae. He joined the staff of the All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection in 1981. In 1 ...
in 1999.
Species
* ''
Afrohercostomus afer''
(Rondani Rondani is an Italian surname. Notable people having this name include:
* Camillo Rondani, (1808–1879), an Italian entomologist noted for his studies of Diptera
* Giovanni Maria Francesco Rondani
Giovanni Maria Francesco Rondani (15 July 1490 ...
, 1873) – Ethiopia
* ''
Afrohercostomus argyropus''
( Loew, 1858)
** ''Afrohercostomus argyropus argyropus''
( Loew, 1858) – Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe
** ''Afrohercostomus argyropus par''
(Parent
A parent is either the progenitor of a child or, in humans, it can refer to a caregiver or legal guardian, generally called an adoptive parent or step-parent. Parents who are progenitors are First-degree relative, first-degree relatives and have ...
, 1934) – Angola, Botswana, Burundi, DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
* ''
Afrohercostomus blagoderovi''
( Grichanov, 1999) – Kenya
* ''
Afrohercostomus caprivi''
( Grichanov, 2004) – Namibia
* ''
Afrohercostomus congoensis''
( Curran, 1925) – Burundi, DR Congo, Kenya, Uganda
* ''
Afrohercostomus dimidiatus''
( Curran, 1939) – Zimbabwe
* ''
Afrohercostomus eronis''
( Curran, 1926) – Burundi, ?Madagascar, South Africa, Tanzania
* ''
Afrohercostomus golubtsovi''
( Grichanov, 1999) – Uganda
* ''
Afrohercostomus jani''
(Dyte, 1957) – Cameroon, DR Congo, Malawi, Tanzania
* ''
Afrohercostomus natalensis''
Grichanov, 2010 – South Africa
* ''
Afrohercostomus rhodesiensis''
(Parent
A parent is either the progenitor of a child or, in humans, it can refer to a caregiver or legal guardian, generally called an adoptive parent or step-parent. Parents who are progenitors are First-degree relative, first-degree relatives and have ...
, 1939) – Zimbabwe
* ''
Afrohercostomus straeleni''
(Vanschuytbroeck, 1951) – DR Congo, Uganda
* ''
Afrohercostomus stuckenbergi''
Grichanov, 2010 – Lesotho, South Africa
* ''
Afrohercostomus ultimus''
(Parent
A parent is either the progenitor of a child or, in humans, it can refer to a caregiver or legal guardian, generally called an adoptive parent or step-parent. Parents who are progenitors are First-degree relative, first-degree relatives and have ...
, 1935) – DR Congo, Kenya
References
Dolichopodidae genera
Dolichopodinae
Diptera of Africa
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