''Syntormon'' 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. It includes about 110 species worldwide, more than 50 of which were described from the
Palaearctic realm.
Etymology
The name ''Syntormon'' is derived from the
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek (, ; ) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the classical antiquity, ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Greek ...
word (, "I connect by inserted pins"); it refers to the second segment of the
antennae which has a small thumb-shaped projection going into the inner side of the third segment, appearing as if it were a pin inserted into a socket.
Species
The following species are included in the genus:
Subgenus ''Syntormon''
Loew, 1857:
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Syntormon abbreviatus''
Becker, 1918
*''
Syntormon affinis''
( Wheeler, 1899)
*''
Syntormon ama''
Hollis, 1964
*''
Syntormon aotearoa''
Bickel, 1999
*''
Syntormon babu''
Hollis, 1964
*''
Syntormon beijingensis''
Yang, 1998
*''
Syntormon bicolorellus''
( Zetterstedt, 1843)
*''
Syntormon bisinuatus''
Van Duzee, 1925
*''
Syntormon boninensis''
Bickel, 1994
*''
Syntormon brevicornis''
Frey, 1936
*''
Syntormon bulgariensis''
Negrobov & Kechev, 2012
*''
Syntormon caffer''
Curran, 1925
*''
Syntormon californicus''
Harmston, 1951
*''
Syntormon cilitarsis''
Becker, 1922
*''
Syntormon cilitibia''
Stackelberg, 1947
*''
Syntormon cinereiventris''
( Loew, 1861)
*''
Syntormon clavatus''
Van Duzee, 1925
*''
Syntormon codinai''
Parent
A parent is either the progenitor of a child or, in humans, it can refer to a caregiver or legal guardian, generally called an adoptive parent or step-parent. Parents who are progenitors are First-degree relative, first-degree relatives and have ...
, 1924
*''
Syntormon curvisetus''
Negrobov, Kumazawa & Tago ''in'' Negrobov, Kumazawa, Tago & Selivanova, 2015
*''
Syntormon cyanescens''
( Loew, 1858)
*''
Syntormon denticulatus''
( Zetterstedt, 1843)
*''
Syntormon detritus''
Becker, 1922
*''
Syntormon dissimilipes''
Van Duzee, 1925
*''
Syntormon dorsalis''
Vanschuytbroeck, 1951
*''
Syntormon dukha''
Hollis, 1964
*''
Syntormon edwardsi''
Van Duzee, 1930
*''
Syntormon elongatus''
Becker, 1922
*''
Syntormon emeiensis''
Yang & Saigusa, 1999
*''
Syntormon eutarsiformis''
Negrobov, 1975
*''
Syntormon femoratus''
Van Duzee, 1925
*''
Syntormon filiger''
Verrall, 1912
*''
Syntormon flavicoxus''
Negrobov, Kumazawa & Tago ''in'' Negrobov, Kumazawa, Tago & Selivanova, 2015
*''
Syntormon flexibilis''
Becker, 1922
*''
Syntormon francoisi''
Meuffels & Grootaert, 1999
*''
Syntormon freymuthae''
Loew, 1873
*''
Syntormon frivolus''
Becker, 1922
*''
Syntormon fuscipes''
( von Roser, 1840)
*''
Syntormon giordanii''
Negrobov, 1974
*''
Syntormon grootaerti''
Maslova, Negrobov & Selivanova, 2017
*''
Syntormon henanensis''
Yang & Saigusa, 2000
*''
Syntormon iranicus''
Negrobov, 1974
*''
Syntormon janelithae''
Bickel, 1999
*''
Syntormon kennedyi''
Harmston & Knowlton, 1942
*''
Syntormon latitarsis''
Negrobov & Shamshev, 1984
*''
Syntormon longipes''
Parent
A parent is either the progenitor of a child or, in humans, it can refer to a caregiver or legal guardian, generally called an adoptive parent or step-parent. Parents who are progenitors are First-degree relative, first-degree relatives and have ...
, 1938
*''
Syntormon longistylus''
Grichanov, 2001
*''
Syntormon lucaris''
Bickel, 1999
*''
Syntormon luchunensis''
Yang & Saigusa, 2001
*''
Syntormon luishuiensis''
Yang & Saigusa, 2001
*''
Syntormon luteicornis''
Parent
A parent is either the progenitor of a child or, in humans, it can refer to a caregiver or legal guardian, generally called an adoptive parent or step-parent. Parents who are progenitors are First-degree relative, first-degree relatives and have ...
, 1927
*''
Syntormon macula''
Parent
A parent is either the progenitor of a child or, in humans, it can refer to a caregiver or legal guardian, generally called an adoptive parent or step-parent. Parents who are progenitors are First-degree relative, first-degree relatives and have ...
, 1927
**''Syntormon macula macula''
Parent
A parent is either the progenitor of a child or, in humans, it can refer to a caregiver or legal guardian, generally called an adoptive parent or step-parent. Parents who are progenitors are First-degree relative, first-degree relatives and have ...
, 1927
**''Syntormon macula mediterraneus''
Grichanov, 2013[
*'' Syntormon medogensis'' Wang, Yang & Masunaga, 2006]
*'' Syntormon metathesis'' ( Loew, 1850)
*'' Syntormon miki'' Strobl, 1899
*'' Syntormon monile'' ( Haliday, 1851)
*'' Syntormon monochaetus'' Negrobov, 1975
*'' Syntormon mutillatus'' Becker, 1918
*'' Syntormon nubilus'' Van Duzee, 1933
*'' Syntormon obscurior'' Parent
A parent is either the progenitor of a child or, in humans, it can refer to a caregiver or legal guardian, generally called an adoptive parent or step-parent. Parents who are progenitors are First-degree relative, first-degree relatives and have ...
, 1938
*'' Syntormon opimus'' Vanschuytbroeck, 1951
*'' Syntormon oregonensis'' Harmston & Knowlton, 1942
*'' Syntormon ornatipes'' Van Duzee, 1925
*'' Syntormon pallipes'' ( Fabricius, 1794)
*'' Syntormon palmaris'' ( Loew, 1864)
*'' Syntormon papei'' Grichanov, 2001
**''Syntormon papei madagascarensis'' Grichanov, 2001
**''Syntormon papei papei'' Grichanov, 2001
*'' Syntormon parvus'' Vanschuytbroeck, 1951
*'' Syntormon pennatus'' Ringdahl, 1920
*'' Syntormon peregrinus'' Parent
A parent is either the progenitor of a child or, in humans, it can refer to a caregiver or legal guardian, generally called an adoptive parent or step-parent. Parents who are progenitors are First-degree relative, first-degree relatives and have ...
, 1954
*'' Syntormon pilitibia'' Grichanov, 2013[
*'' Syntormon pseudopalmarae'' Negrobov & Shamshev, 1985
*'' Syntormon pseudospicatus'' Strobl, 1899
*'' Syntormon pumilus'' ( Meigen, 1824)
*'' Syntormon punctatus'' ( Zetterstedt, 1843)
*'' Syntormon qianus'' Wei & Yang, 2007
*'' Syntormon quadratus'' Aldrich, 1901
*'' Syntormon rhodani'' Vaillant, 1983
*'' Syntormon rotundicornis'' Van Duzee, 1931
*'' Syntormon samarkandi'' Negrobov, 1975
*'' Syntormon setosus'' ]Parent
A parent is either the progenitor of a child or, in humans, it can refer to a caregiver or legal guardian, generally called an adoptive parent or step-parent. Parents who are progenitors are First-degree relative, first-degree relatives and have ...
, 1938
*'' Syntormon simplicitarsis'' Van Duzee, 1925
*'' Syntormon singaporensis'' Grootaert, Yang & Wang, 2006
*'' Syntormon singularis'' Bickel, 1999
*'' Syntormon siplivinskii'' Negrobov, 1975
*'' Syntormon smirnovi'' Stackelberg, 1952
*'' Syntormon straeleni'' Vanschuytbroeck, 1951
*'' Syntormon strataegus'' ( Wheeler, 1899)
*'' Syntormon subinermis'' ( Loew, 1869)
**''Syntormon subinermis asiaticus'' Negrobov, 1975
**''Syntormon subinermis subinermis'' ( Loew, 1869)
*'' Syntormon submonilis'' Negrobov, 1975
*'' Syntormon sulcipes'' ( Meigen, 1824)
*'' Syntormon tabarkae'' Becker, 1918
*'' Syntormon tamatave'' Grichanov, 2001
*'' Syntormon tarsatus'' ( Fallén, 1823)
*'' Syntormon tasmanensis'' Bickel, 1999
*'' Syntormon triangulipes'' Becker, 1902
*'' Syntormon tricoloripes'' Curran, 1923
*'' Syntormon trisetus'' Yang, 1998
*'' Syntormon uintaensis'' Harmston & Knowlton, 1940
*'' Syntormon utahensis'' Harmston & Knowlton, 1942
*'' Syntormon valae'' Negrobov & Zhilina, 1986
*'' Syntormon vanduzeei'' Curran, 1931
*'' Syntormon variegatus'' Harmston, 1952
*'' Syntormon violovitshi'' Negrobov, 1975
*'' Syntormon wittei'' Vanschuytbroeck, 1951
*'' Syntormon xinjiangensis'' Yang, 1999
*'' Syntormon xiphandroides'' Parent
A parent is either the progenitor of a child or, in humans, it can refer to a caregiver or legal guardian, generally called an adoptive parent or step-parent. Parents who are progenitors are First-degree relative, first-degree relatives and have ...
, 1932
*'' Syntormon xishuiensis'' Wang, Yang & Grootaert, 2008
*'' Syntormon xizangensis'' Yang, 1999
*'' Syntormon zelleri'' ( Loew, 1850
*'' Syntormon zhengi'' Yang, 1998
Subgenus ''Drymonoeca'' Becker, 1907:
*'' Syntormon aulicus'' ( Meigen, 1824)
Unrecognised species:
*''Syntormon decoratus'' ( Haliday, 1832)
Synonyms:
*''Syntormon dobrogicus'' Pârvu, 1985: synonym of '' Syntormon metathesis'' ( Loew, 1850)
*''Syntormon praeteritus'' (Parent
A parent is either the progenitor of a child or, in humans, it can refer to a caregiver or legal guardian, generally called an adoptive parent or step-parent. Parents who are progenitors are First-degree relative, first-degree relatives and have ...
, 1929): moved to '' Sympycnus''
*''Syntormon silvianus'' Pârvu, 1989: synonym of '' Syntormon submonilis'' Negrobov, 1975
''Syntormon guizhouensis'' Wang & Yang, 2006 is an unavailable name, as it does not satisfy ICZN Articles 16.1 and 16.4: the original publication does not explicitly indicate the name to be intentionally new, and the fixation of name-bearing type Under the ''International Code of Zoological Nomenclature'' (''Code''), the name-bearing type or onomatophore is the biological type that determines the application of a name. Each animal taxon regulated by the ''Code'' at least potentially has a na ...
s for the species is not explicit.
Notes
References
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Dolichopodidae genera
Sympycninae
Taxa named by Hermann Loew