''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'', 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'' ( Wiedemann, 1830) – Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina *'' Lyroneurus annulatus'' ( Macquart, 1842) – Mexico, Lesser Antilles, Brazil *'' Lyroneurus apicalis''

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, 1922 – Argentina, Paraguay *'' Lyroneurus chalybaeus'' Röder, 1892 – Ecuador *'' Lyroneurus coerulescens'' 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'' Parent, 1930 – Argentina *'' Lyroneurus marginalis''

, 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