Terpsimyia is a genus of fly in the family Dolichopodidae.[2][3] It is known from the Indomalayan realm, and contains only one species, Terpsimyia semicincta, known from Taiwan and Thailand.[4]

Terpsimyia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Diaphorinae
Genus: Terpsimyia
Dyte, 1975[2]
Species:
T. semicincta
Binomial name
Terpsimyia semicincta
(Becker, 1922)[1]
Synonyms
Genus
  • Hadroscelus Becker, 1922
    (nec Quendenfeldt, 1885)
    [1]
Species

The genus was originally named Hadroscelus by Theodor Becker in 1922. However, this name was preoccupied by Hadroscelus Quendenfeldt, 1885, so the genus was renamed to Terpsimyia by C. E. Dyte in 1975.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Becker, T. (1922). "Dipterologische Studien: Dolichopodidae der Indo-Australischen Region". Capita Zoologica. 1 (4): 1–247.
  2. ^ a b Dyte, C. E. (1975). "Family Dolichopodidae". In Delfinado, M.D.; Hardy, D.E. (eds.). Catalogue of the Diptera of the Oriental Region. Vol. 2. Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii. pp. 212–258.
  3. ^ Yang, D.; Zhu, Y.; Wang, M.; Zhang, L. (2006). World Catalog of Dolichopodidae (Insecta: Diptera). Beijing: China Agricultural University Press. pp. 1–704. ISBN 9787811171020.
  4. ^ Grootaert, P.; Meuffels, H.J.G. (1999). "Discovery of Terpsimyia semicincta (Becker), a marine dolichopodid fly in the Gulf of Siam (Insecta Diptera Dolichopodidae)" (PDF). Belgian Journal of Entomology. 1 (1): 153–159.