''Meuffelsia'' 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 named after Henk Meuffels, a Dutch researcher of the family. It is known from
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
.
Species
*''
Meuffelsia manningi''
Grichanov, 2008
*''
Meuffelsia erasmusorum''
Grichanov, 2008
References
Peloropeodinae
Dolichopodidae genera
Diptera of Africa
Endemic insects of South Africa
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