''Aphasmaphleps'' 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 ...

from the

Afrotropical realm 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 ...

. The genus was first described 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 2010. The name ''Aphasmaphleps'' refers to the genus ''

Phasmaphleps ''Phasmaphleps'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae from the western Pacific. It contains only one species, ''Phasmaphleps pacifica'', which occurs in the Samoan Islands, Tonga, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Palau. The generic ...

'', which was originally considered to be closely related to it. According to Capellari & Grichanov (2012), ''Aphasmaphleps'' more closely resembles ''

Asyndetus ''Asyndetus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. There are more than 100 species described for the genus, distributed worldwide. Species *'' Asyndetus aciliatus'' Grootaert & Meuffels, 2003 *'' Asyndetus acuticornis'' (De Meijere, ...

'' and ''

Cryptophleps ''Cryptophleps'' is a genus of flies 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 t ...

''.

Species

The genus contains four species: * ''

Aphasmaphleps bandia ''Aphasmaphleps'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae from the Afrotropical realm. The genus was first described by Igor Grichanov in 2010. The name ''Aphasmaphleps'' refers to the genus ''Phasmaphleps'', which was originally conside ...

'' Grichanov, 2010 * ''

Aphasmaphleps bickeli ''Aphasmaphleps'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae from the Afrotropical realm. The genus was first described by Igor Grichanov in 2010. The name ''Aphasmaphleps'' refers to the genus ''Phasmaphleps'', which was originally conside ...

'' Capellari & Grichanov, 2012 * '' Aphasmaphleps paulyi'' Capellari & Grichanov, 2012 * '' Aphasmaphleps stuckenbergi'' Capellari & Grichanov, 2012

References

Dolichopodidae genera Diaphorinae Diptera of Africa {{Dolichopodidae-stub