''Srilankamyia'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

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 ...

belonging to 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 ...

. The genus derives its name from

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

, where the type species was originally collected. Species of this genus are also found in

South China South China ( zh, s=, p=Huá'nán, j=jyut6 naam4) is a geographical and cultural region that covers the southernmost part of China. Its precise meaning varies with context. A notable feature of South China in comparison to the rest of China is ...

and

Laos Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and ...

Species

* '' Srilankamyia argyrata'' Naglis, Grootaert & Wei, 2011 – Sri Lanka * ''

Srilankamyia dividifolia ''Srilankamyia'' is a genus of fly, flies belonging to the family Dolichopodidae. The genus derives its name from Sri Lanka, where the type species was originally collected. Species of this genus are also found in South China and Laos. Species * ...

'' Wei, 2013 – China (

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) * '' Srilankamyia guizhouensis'' (Wei, 1997) – China (Guizhou) * '' Srilankamyia lianmengi'' (Olejníček, 2003) – Laos * '' Srilankamyia proctus'' (Wei, 1997) – China (Guizhou) * '' Srilankamyia prolixa'' (Wei, 1997) – China (Guizhou)

References

Dolichopodinae Dolichopodidae genera Diptera of Asia {{Dolichopodidae-stub