''Sybistroma'' is a genus of
flies in the family
Dolichopodidae.
It includes over 50 species, described mainly from the
Palaearctic and
Oriental
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realms. A single species is known from the
Afrotropical realm
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. Until 2005, the genus was thought to be restricted to the
Mediterranean in distribution, with five known species. It was recently expanded to include the former genera ''Hypophyllus'', ''Ludovicius'' and ''Nordicornis'', as well as some species of ''
Hercostomus''.
Species
The following species are included in the genus:
Notes
References
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Dolichopodidae genera
Dolichopodinae
Diptera of Asia
Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen