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''Pouebo symmetricauda'' is a species of
fly Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced m ...
belonging to the family
Dolichopodidae Dolichopodidae, the long-legged flies, are a large, cosmopolitan family of true flies with more than 7,000 described species in about 230 genera. The genus ''Dolichopus'' is the most speciose, with some 600 species. Dolichopodidae generally a ...
. It is the only member of the genus ''Pouebo'', and was described from New Caledonia.


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Sciapodinae Insects of New Caledonia Insects described in 2008 Endemic fauna of New Caledonia {{Dolichopodidae-stub