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Genus of flies
Hercostomus is a genus of
flies in the family
Dolichopodidae .
[4] It is a large genus, containing more than 483 species worldwide.
[5] Multiple studies have shown that Hercostomus is a
polyphyletic assemblage of species.
[2]
[6]
[7]
Species groups
The genus currently includes the following species groups, at least 25 of which are known from
China :
[8]
Hercostomus abnormis group – China
Hercostomus absimilis group
[9]
[10] – China
Hercostomus albidipes group – China
Hercostomus apiculatus group
[11] – China
Hercostomus baishanzuensis group
[7] – China
Hercostomus biancistrus group
[11] – China
Hercostomus crassivena group
[12] – China
Hercostomus curvus group
[13] – China
Hercostomus cyaneculus group – China
Hercostomus digitatus group – China
Hercostomus digitiformis group
[9] – China
Hercostomus fatuus group
[14] – China
Hercostomus flavimaculatus group
[13] – China
Hercostomus flaviventris group – China
Hercostomus fluvius group
[13] – China
Hercostomus hamatus group
[15] – China(?)
Hercostomus incisus group
[13]
[16] – China
Hercostomus intactus group – China
Hercostomus longicercus group
[13] – China
Hercostomus longus group – China
Hercostomus nanlingensis group
[17] – China
Hercostomus plagiatus group
[18] – Palearctic
Hercostomus prolongatus group
[13] – China
Hercostomus quadriseta group
[11] – China
Hercostomus shennongjiensis group
[13] – China(?)
Hercostomus subnovus group
[13] – China
Hercostomus takagii group – China
Hercostomus ulrichi group
[19]
[8] – China
The
Palearctic species of Hercostomus are traditionally separated into five numbered groups, based on the coloration of the femora, postocular setae and antennae:
[5]
Group I : Femora yellow; lower postocular setae yellow or white; antennae partly yellow
Group II : Femora yellow; lower postocular setae yellow or white; antennae black
Group III : Femora yellow; lower postocular setae black
Group IV : Femora black; lower postocular setae yellow or white
Group V : Femora black; lower postocular setae black
In 1999,
Igor Grichanov divided the
Afrotropical species of Hercostomus into three numbered groups.
[20] Two of these have since been separated into their own genera:
[21]
See also
References
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^
a
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^
a
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^
a
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^
a
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^ Liao, Y.; Zhou, S.; Yang, D. (2006).
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PMID
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^ Zhang, L.; Yang, D.; Masunaga, K. (2007).
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