''Austrosciapus'' is a genus of

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in the family

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. It is mainly found in

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, though some species are also known from

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Gallery

File:Kioloa fauna 144.jpg, ''Austrosciapus'' fly in

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Species

* '' Austrosciapus actensis'' Bickel, 1994 * '' Austrosciapus aprilis'' Bickel, 1994 * '' Austrosciapus ascitus'' Bickel, 1994 * '' Austrosciapus balli'' Bickel, 1994 * '' Austrosciapus bifarius'' (

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, 1922) * '' Austrosciapus broulensis'' Bickel, 1994 * '' Austrosciapus cantrelli'' Bickel, 1994 * '' Austrosciapus capricornis'' Bickel, 1994 * '' Austrosciapus cassisi'' Bickel, 1994 * '' Austrosciapus collessi'' Bickel, 1994 * '' Austrosciapus connexus'' (

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, 1928) * '' Austrosciapus pseudotumidus'' Bickel, 1994 * '' Austrosciapus pulvillus'' Bickel, 1994 * '' Austrosciapus quadrimaculatus'' (

, 1932) * '' Austrosciapus ravenshoensis'' Bickel, 1994 * '' Austrosciapus riparius'' Bickel, 1994 * '' Austrosciapus sarinensis'' Bickel, 1994 * '' Austrosciapus solus'' Bickel, 1994 * '' Austrosciapus stevensi'' Bickel, 1994 * '' Austrosciapus storeyi'' Bickel, 1994 * '' Austrosciapus tooloomensis'' Bickel, 1994 * '' Austrosciapus triangulifer'' (

, 1922) * '' Austrosciapus tumidus'' (Hardy, 1958) * '' Austrosciapus zentae'' Bickel, 1994

References

Dolichopodidae genera Sciapodinae Insects of Australia Diptera of Australasia {{Dolichopodidae-stub