''Phrudoneura'' 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 ...
from the
Australasian realm
The Australasian realm is one of eight biogeographic realms that is coincident with, but not (by some definitions) the same as, the geographical region of Australasia. The realm includes Australia, the island of New Guinea (comprising Papua Ne ...
. It was originally created as a subgenus of ''
Sympycnus''. It is currently regarded as ''
incertae sedis
or is a term used for a taxonomy (biology), taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertainty ...
'' within the family by Daniel J. Bickel (2013), though is possibly close to
Sympycninae
Sympycninae is a subfamily of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. In some classifications, this subfamily includes the genera of the subfamilies Peloropeodinae and Xanthochlorinae.
Genera
*'' Brevimyia'' Miller, 1945
*'' Calyxochaetus'' B ...
.
Species
* ''
Phrudoneura abbreviata''
(Meuffels & Grootaert, 1987) – Papua New Guinea, Australia (
NT,
Qld), Solomon Islands
* ''
Phrudoneura adusta''
Bickel, 2013 – New Caledonia
* ''
Phrudoneura collessi''
Bickel, 2013 – Australia (
WA,
NSW
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Coral and Tasman Seas to the east. T ...
,
Qld)
* ''
Phrudoneura hibernalis''
Bickel, 2013 – New Caledonia
* ''
Phrudoneura maculata''
Meuffels & Grootaert, 2002 – New Caledonia
* ''
Phrudoneura matilei''
Meuffels & Grootaert, 2002 – New Caledonia
* ''
Phrudoneura obscura''
Meuffels & Grootaert, 2002 – New Caledonia
* ''
Phrudoneura parva''
Meuffels & Grootaert, 2002 – New Caledonia
* ''
Phrudoneura picta''
Meuffels & Grootaert, 2002 – New Caledonia
* ''
Phrudoneura popondetta''
Bickel, 2013 – Papua New Guinea
References
Dolichopodidae genera
Diptera of Australasia
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