''Trigonocera'' 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 is known from the

Afrotropical The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi ...

Oriental The Orient is a term referring to the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world. It is the antonym of the term ''Occident'', which refers to the Western world. In English, it is largely a meto ...

and

Palaearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is a biogeographic realm of the Earth, the largest of eight. Confined almost entirely to the Eastern Hemisphere, it stretches across Europe and Asia, north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. Th ...

realms.

Species

*'' Trigonocera ethiopiensis'' Grichanov, 2013 – Ethiopia *'' Trigonocera guizhouensis'' Wang, Yang & Grootaert, 2008 – China (Chongqing, Guizhou, Xizang, Yunnan) *'' Trigonocera lucidiventris''

Becker Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany, it can also derive from th ...

, 1922 – Taiwan, Laos, Thailand *''

Trigonocera madagascarensis ''Trigonocera'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from the Afrotropical, Oriental and Palaearctic realms. Species *'' Trigonocera ethiopiensis'' Grichanov, 2013 – Ethiopia *'' Trigonocera guizhouensis'' Wang, Yang ...

'' Grichanov, 2013 – Madagascar *''

Trigonocera munroi ''Trigonocera'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from the Afrotropical, Oriental and Palaearctic realms. Species *'' Trigonocera ethiopiensis'' Grichanov, 2013 – Ethiopia *'' Trigonocera guizhouensis'' Wang, Yang ...

'' ( Curran, 1926) – DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini *''

Trigonocera obscura ''Trigonocera'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from the Afrotropical, Oriental and Palaearctic realms. Species *'' Trigonocera ethiopiensis'' Grichanov, 2013 – Ethiopia *'' Trigonocera guizhouensis'' Wang, Yang ...

De Meijere Johannes Cornelis Hendrik de Meijere (1 April 1866, Deventer – 6 November 1947) was a Dutch zoologist and entomologist who specialised in Diptera and Coleoptera. Prof. dr. Johannes Cornelis Hendrik de Meijere was Rector Magnificus at the U ...

, 1916 – Indonesia, Myanmar *''

Trigonocera rivosa ''Trigonocera'' is a genus of fly, flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from the Afrotropical realm, Afrotropical, Oriental realm, Oriental and Palearctic realm, Palaearctic realms. Species *''Trigonocera ethiopiensis'' Igor Grichanov ...

, 1902 (Synonym: ''T. africana'' Naglis, 1999) – Egypt, Israel, Botswana, Cape Verde, Namibia, Senegal, Zambia, Taiwan, Thailand *''

Trigonocera shuensis ''Trigonocera'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from the Afrotropical, Oriental and Palaearctic realms. Species *'' Trigonocera ethiopiensis'' Grichanov, 2013 – Ethiopia *'' Trigonocera guizhouensis'' Wang, Yang ...

'' Liu & Yang ''in'' Liu, Wang, Tang & Yang, 2018 – China (Chongqing, Sichuan) *''

Trigonocera specialis ''Trigonocera'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from the Afrotropical, Oriental and Palaearctic realms. Species *'' Trigonocera ethiopiensis'' Grichanov, 2013 – Ethiopia *'' Trigonocera guizhouensis'' Wang, Yang ...

, 1922 – Nepal, India (West Bengal) *''

Trigonocera tongshiensis ''Trigonocera'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from the Afrotropical, Oriental and Palaearctic realms. Species *'' Trigonocera ethiopiensis'' Grichanov, 2013 – Ethiopia *'' Trigonocera guizhouensis'' Wang, Yang ...

'' (Yang, 2002) – China (Hainan) ''T. biseta'' Olejníček, 2004 has been moved to ''

Chrysotus ''Chrysotus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily Diaphorinae, with more than 460 species. However, the genus is probably paraphyletic, and possibly even polyphyletic, with respect to ...

''.

References

Dolichopodidae genera Diaphorinae Diptera of Africa Diptera of Asia Taxa named by Theodor Becker {{Dolichopodidae-stub