''Alishanimyia'' is a genus of

fly 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 hindwing ...

in the family Dolichopodidae. It contains only one species, ''Alishanimyia elmohardyi'', and is known only from montane forests at 2400 m in Taiwan. ''Alishanimyia'' is probably descended from ''

Chrysotimus ''Chrysotimus'' is a genus of longlegged flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is cosmopolitan in distribution, but it is probably paraphyletic with respect to several genera of limited distribution (such as '' Alishanimyia''). Species *'' Ch ...

'', which would make the latter genus

paraphyletic In taxonomy (general), taxonomy, a group is paraphyletic if it consists of the group's most recent common ancestor, last common ancestor and most of its descendants, excluding a few Monophyly, monophyletic subgroups. The group is said to be pa ...

. The genus was originally named ''Alishania'' by Daniel J. Bickel in 2004, named after Alishan, a locality in Taiwan where all specimens of the species were collected; however, this name was preoccupied by ''Alishania'' Vilbaste, 1969, so it was renamed to ''Alishanimyia'' by Bickel in 2007. The specific name, ''elmohardyi'', was named in memory of

D. Elmo Hardy Dilbert Elmo Hardy (September 3, 1914 – October 17, 2002) was an American entomologist who specialized in Diptera systematics. Biography Hardy was born on September 3, 1914 in Lehi, Utah. He died on October 17, 2002 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was ...

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Peloropeodinae Dolichopodidae genera Diptera of Asia Insects of Taiwan Monotypic Diptera genera Endemic fauna of Taiwan {{Dolichopodidae-stub