''Shamshevia'' 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 has a disjunct distribution, occurring in both the western

Old World The "Old World" () is a term for Afro-Eurasia coined by Europeans after 1493, when they became aware of the existence of the Americas. It is used to contrast the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia in the Eastern Hemisphere, previously ...

and the

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islands, and lives in varied ecological habitats. The genus is named after the Russian dipterist Igor Shamshev.

Species

Five species are included in the genus: * ''

Shamshevia ajbanensis ''Shamshevia'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It has a disjunct distribution, occurring in both the western Old World and the Fiji islands, and lives in varied ecological habitats. The genus is named after the Russian dipterist ...

'' (Naglis, 2014) – United Arab Emirates * ''

Shamshevia hannahae ''Shamshevia'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It has a disjunct distribution, occurring in both the western Old World and the Fiji islands, and lives in varied ecological habitats. The genus is named after the Russian dipterist ...

'' Bickel, 2023 – Fiji * ''

Shamshevia hoanibensis ''Shamshevia'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It has a disjunct distribution, occurring in both the western Old World and the Fiji islands, and lives in varied ecological habitats. The genus is named after the Russian dipterist ...

'' Grichanov, 2012 – Namibia * ''

Shamshevia negevensis ''Shamshevia'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It has a disjunct distribution, occurring in both the western Old World and the Fiji islands, and lives in varied ecological habitats. The genus is named after the Russian dipterist ...

'' ( Grichanov, 2016) – Israel * ''

Shamshevia reshchikovi ''Shamshevia'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It has a disjunct distribution, occurring in both the western Old World and the Fiji islands, and lives in varied ecological habitats. The genus is named after the Russian dipterist ...

'' Grichanov, 2012 – India:

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References

Dolichopodidae genera Diaphorinae Diptera of Africa Diptera of Asia Insects of Fiji {{Dolichopodidae-stub