''Lyroneurus'' is a

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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 includes 17 species distributed in the

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. It was formerly treated as a subgenus of ''

Diaphorus ''Diaphorus'' is a genus of fly, flies in the family Dolichopodidae. ''Lyroneurus'' was formerly considered a subgenus, but is now either treated as a synonym of ''Chrysotus'' or treated as a distinct genus. Species *''Diaphorus abruptus'' Va ...

''; more recently ''Lyroneurus'' has been treated as a synonym of ''

Chrysotus ''Chrysotus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily Diaphorinae, with more than 460 species. However, the genus is probably paraphyletic, and possibly even polyphyletic, with respect to ...

'', but Capellari & Amorim (2010) maintains it as a distinct genus noting that ''Chrysotus'' is possibly paraphyletic.

Species

The species below are named assuming ''Lyroneurus'' is treated as a separate genus: *''

Lyroneurus adustus ''Lyroneurus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes 17 species distributed in the Neotropical realm. It was formerly treated as a subgenus of ''Diaphorus''; more recently ''Lyroneurus'' has been treated as a synonym of '' ...

'' ( Wiedemann, 1830) – Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina *''

Lyroneurus annulatus ''Lyroneurus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes 17 species distributed in the Neotropical realm. It was formerly treated as a subgenus of ''Diaphorus''; more recently ''Lyroneurus'' has been treated as a synonym of '' ...

'' ( Macquart, 1842) – Mexico, Lesser Antilles, Brazil *''

Lyroneurus apicalis ''Lyroneurus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes 17 species distributed in the Neotropical realm. It was formerly treated as a subgenus of ''Diaphorus''; more recently ''Lyroneurus'' has been treated as a synonym of '' ...

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, 1922 – Argentina, Paraguay *''

Lyroneurus chalybaeus ''Lyroneurus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes 17 species distributed in the Neotropical realm. It was formerly treated as a subgenus of ''Diaphorus''; more recently ''Lyroneurus'' has been treated as a synonym of '' ...

'' Röder, 1892 – Ecuador *''

Lyroneurus coerulescens ''Lyroneurus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes 17 species distributed in the Neotropical realm. It was formerly treated as a subgenus of ''Diaphorus''; more recently ''Lyroneurus'' has been treated as a synonym of '' ...

'' Loew, 1857 – Mexico, Suriname, Ecuador, Argentina *''

Lyroneurus curvispina ''Lyroneurus'' is a genus of fly, flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes 17 species distributed in the Neotropical realm. It was formerly treated as a subgenus of ''Diaphorus''; more recently ''Lyroneurus'' has been treated as a synonym ...

'' (Van Duzee, 1929) – Guatemala, Panama *''

Lyroneurus fratellus ''Lyroneurus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes 17 species distributed in the Neotropical realm. It was formerly treated as a subgenus of ''Diaphorus''; more recently ''Lyroneurus'' has been treated as a synonym of '' ...

, 1922 – Colombia, Argentina *'' Lyroneurus laetus''

, 1922 – Paraguay *''

Lyroneurus luteoviridis ''Lyroneurus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes 17 species distributed in the Neotropical realm. It was formerly treated as a subgenus of ''Diaphorus''; more recently ''Lyroneurus'' has been treated as a synonym of '' ...

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, 1935 – Colombia *''

Lyroneurus maculatus ''Lyroneurus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes 17 species distributed in the Neotropical realm. It was formerly treated as a subgenus of ''Diaphorus''; more recently ''Lyroneurus'' has been treated as a synonym of '' ...

'' Parent, 1930 – Argentina *''

Lyroneurus marginalis ''Lyroneurus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes 17 species distributed in the Neotropical realm. It was formerly treated as a subgenus of ''Diaphorus''; more recently ''Lyroneurus'' has been treated as a synonym of '' ...

, 1922 – Peru, Bolivia *''

Lyroneurus occultus ''Lyroneurus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes 17 species distributed in the Neotropical realm. It was formerly treated as a subgenus of ''Diaphorus''; more recently ''Lyroneurus'' has been treated as a synonym of '' ...

, 1922 – Colombia *''

Lyroneurus perplexus ''Lyroneurus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes 17 species distributed in the Neotropical realm. It was formerly treated as a subgenus of ''Diaphorus''; more recently ''Lyroneurus'' has been treated as a synonym of '' ...

'' (Van Duzee, 1929) – Panama *''

Lyroneurus praestans ''Lyroneurus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes 17 species distributed in the Neotropical realm. It was formerly treated as a subgenus of ''Diaphorus''; more recently ''Lyroneurus'' has been treated as a synonym of '' ...

, 1931 – Peru *''

Lyroneurus simplex ''Lyroneurus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes 17 species distributed in the Neotropical realm. It was formerly treated as a subgenus of ''Diaphorus''; more recently ''Lyroneurus'' has been treated as a synonym of '' ...

'' Aldrich, 1896 – Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru, Brazil *''

Lyroneurus suavis ''Lyroneurus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes 17 species distributed in the Neotropical realm. It was formerly treated as a subgenus of ''Diaphorus''; more recently ''Lyroneurus'' has been treated as a synonym of '' ...

'' Loew, 1857 – Costa Rica, Panama, Guyana, Suriname, Bolivia, Argentina *''

Lyroneurus willistoni ''Lyroneurus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes 17 species distributed in the Neotropical realm. It was formerly treated as a subgenus of ''Diaphorus''; more recently ''Lyroneurus'' has been treated as a synonym of '' ...

'' (Van Duzee, 1931) – ?Brazil

References

Dolichopodidae genera Diaphorinae Taxa named by Hermann Loew {{dolichopodidae-stub