| Aphasmaphleps | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Dolichopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Diaphorinae |
| Genus: | Aphasmaphleps Grichanov, 2010[1] |
| Type species | |
| Aphasmaphleps bandia | |
Aphasmaphleps is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae from the Afrotropical realm. The genus was first described by Igor Grichanov in 2010. The name Aphasmaphleps refers to the genus Phasmaphleps, which was originally considered to be closely related to it.[1] According to Capellari & Grichanov (2012), Aphasmaphleps more closely resembles Asyndetus and Cryptophleps.[2]
Species
The genus contains four species:[1][2]
- Aphasmaphleps bandia Grichanov, 2010
- Aphasmaphleps bickeli Capellari & Grichanov, 2012
- Aphasmaphleps paulyi Capellari & Grichanov, 2012
- Aphasmaphleps stuckenbergi Capellari & Grichanov, 2012
References
- ^ a b c d Grichanov, Igor Ya. (2010). "Aphasmaphleps, a New Genus of Long-Legged Flies from Senegal, with a Key to the Genera of Afrotropical Diaphorinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)" (PDF). African Invertebrates. 51 (2): 405–412. doi:10.5733/afin.051.0209.
- ^ a b Capellari, Renato S.; Grichanov, Igor Ya. (2012). "Review of the Afrotropical Genus Aphasmaphleps Grichanov (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)" (PDF). African Invertebrates. 53 (1): 35–46. doi:10.5733/afin.053.0102.
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