Ahercostomus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Dolichopodidae |
Subfamily: | Dolichopodinae |
Genus: |
Ahercostomus Yang & Saigusa, 2001 [1] |
Species: | A. jiangchenganus
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Binomial name | |
Ahercostomus jiangchenganus (Yang & Saigusa, 2001)
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Synonyms | |
Hercostomus (Ahercostomus) jiangchenganus Yang & Saigusa, 2001 |
Ahercostomus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. [2] It currently contains only one species, Ahercostomus jiangchenganus, known only from China. [1] Ahercostomus was originally created as a subgenus of Hercostomus; it was later promoted to genus rank by Zhang & Yang (2005). [3] Alternatively, Brook (2005) provisionally regards Ahercostomus as a synonym of Hercostomus. [4]
The specific name refers to the type locality, Jiangcheng, which is located in the Yunnan province of China. [1]
Ahercostomus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Dolichopodidae |
Subfamily: | Dolichopodinae |
Genus: |
Ahercostomus Yang & Saigusa, 2001 [1] |
Species: | A. jiangchenganus
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Binomial name | |
Ahercostomus jiangchenganus (Yang & Saigusa, 2001)
[1]
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Synonyms | |
Hercostomus (Ahercostomus) jiangchenganus Yang & Saigusa, 2001 |
Ahercostomus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. [2] It currently contains only one species, Ahercostomus jiangchenganus, known only from China. [1] Ahercostomus was originally created as a subgenus of Hercostomus; it was later promoted to genus rank by Zhang & Yang (2005). [3] Alternatively, Brook (2005) provisionally regards Ahercostomus as a synonym of Hercostomus. [4]
The specific name refers to the type locality, Jiangcheng, which is located in the Yunnan province of China. [1]