''Lichtwardtia'' 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 ...
.
It is known from the
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 ...
,
Oriental
The Orient is a term referring to the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world. It is the antonym of the term ''Occident'', which refers to the Western world.
In English, it is largely a meto ...
and
Australasian realms. It can be recognised by its zigzag-shaped M vein on the wings, and its feather-like hairs on the apex segment of the antennae. In a phylogenetic analysis of the subfamily
Dolichopodinae
Dolichopodinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.
Systematics
The subfamily Dolichopodinae is divided into two tribes, Dolichopodini and Tachytrechini, in Negrobov (1986, 1991). In Brooks (2005)'s phylogenetic analysis of the ...
by Scott E. Brooks in 2005, ''Lichtwardtia'' is considered to be a synonym of ''
Dolichopus
''Dolichopus'' is a large cosmopolitan genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. Adults are small flies, typically less than 8 mm in length. Nearly all species are metallic greenish-blue to greenish-bronze. It is the largest genus of Doli ...
'', but subsequent authors have retained it as a valid genus.
Species
*''
Lichtwardtia aethiopica''
( Bezzi, 1906)
*''
Lichtwardtia aldabrensis''
Meuffels & Grootaert, 2007
*''
Lichtwardtia angularis''
( Macquart, 1842)
*''
Lichtwardtia angulicornis
''Lichtwardtia'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from the Afrotropical, Oriental and Australasian realms. It can be recognised by its zigzag-shaped M vein on the wings, and its feather-like hairs on the apex segment ...
''
Grichanov, 2004
*''
Lichtwardtia cambodiensis''
Tang & Grootaert, 2018
*''
Lichtwardtia clypeata''
Grichanov, 2004[
*'' Lichtwardtia conspicabilis'' Tang & Grootaert, 2018]Lichtwardtia emelyanovi
''Lichtwardtia'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from the Afrotropical, Oriental and Australasian realms. It can be recognised by its zigzag-shaped M vein on the wings, and its feather-like hairs on the apex segment ...
'' Grichanov, 1998Lichtwardtia formosana
''Lichtwardtia'' is a genus of fly, flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from the Afrotropical realm, Afrotropical, Oriental realm, Oriental and Australasian realm, Australasian realms. It can be recognised by its zigzag-shaped M vein ...
'' Enderlein, 1912[
*'']Lichtwardtia fractinervis
''Lichtwardtia'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from the Afrotropical, Oriental and Australasian realms. It can be recognised by its zigzag-shaped M vein on the wings, and its feather-like hairs on the apex segment ...
'' (Parent
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, 1929)
*''Lichtwardtia ghanaensis
''Lichtwardtia'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from the Afrotropical, Oriental and Australasian realms. It can be recognised by its zigzag-shaped M vein on the wings, and its feather-like hairs on the apex segment ...
'' Grichanov, 2019Lichtwardtia guineensis
''Lichtwardtia'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from the Afrotropical, Oriental and Australasian realms. It can be recognised by its zigzag-shaped M vein on the wings, and its feather-like hairs on the apex segment ...
'' Grichanov & Dubrovskiy, 2024
*''Lichtwardtia hilgerae
''Lichtwardtia'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from the Afrotropical, Oriental and Australasian realms. It can be recognised by its zigzag-shaped M vein on the wings, and its feather-like hairs on the apex segment ...
'' Grichanov, 2004[
*'' Lichtwardtia hirsutiseta'' (]De Meijere
Johannes Cornelis Hendrik de Meijere (1 April 1866, Deventer – 6 November 1947) was a Dutch zoologist and entomologist who specialised in Diptera and Coleoptera.
Prof. dr. Johannes Cornelis Hendrik de Meijere was Rector Magnificus at the U ...
, 1916)
*'' Lichtwardtia hollisi'' Grichanov, 1998[
*'' Lichtwardtia infuscata'' Tang & Grootaert, 2018]Parent
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, 1936)
*'' Lichtwardtia melanesiana'' (Bickel, 2008)Parent
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, 1939)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)
*'' Lichtwardtia mironovi'' Grichanov, 1998[
*'' Lichtwardtia monstruosa'' Tang & Grootaert, 2018][
*'']Lichtwardtia nigrotorquata
''Lichtwardtia'' is a genus of fly, flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from the Afrotropical realm, Afrotropical, Oriental realm, Oriental and Australasian realm, Australasian realms. It can be recognised by its zigzag-shaped M vein ...
'' (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 ...
, 1937)
*'' Lichtwardtia nikitai'' Grichanov, 2019[
*'' Lichtwardtia nodulata'' Grootaert & Tang, 2018]Lichtwardtia singaporensis
''Lichtwardtia'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from the Afrotropical, Oriental and Australasian realms. It can be recognised by its zigzag-shaped M vein on the wings, and its feather-like hairs on the apex segment ...
'' Grootaert & Tang, 2018[
*'' Lichtwardtia tikhonovi'' Grichanov, 1998][
*'' Lichtwardtia zhangae'' Tang & Grootaert, 2018]nomina dubia
In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application.
Zoology
In case of a ''nomen dubium,'' it may be impossible to determine whether a ...
'':
References
Dolichopodinae
Dolichopodidae genera
Taxa named by Günther Enderlein
Diptera of Africa
Diptera of Asia
Diptera of Australasia
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