Phoomyia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Dolichopodinae
Genus: Phoomyia
Naglis & Grootaert, 2013[1]
Type species
Phoomyia srilankensis
Naglis & Grootaert, 2013[1]

Phoomyia is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. The genus is found in Sri Lanka and Thailand, and is closely related to Argyrochlamys and Pseudargyrochlamys. The generic name is a combination of Phoo, the Thai word for crab, and myia, the Greek word for fly.[1]

Species

  • Phoomyia srilankensis Naglis & Grootaert, 2013[1]
  • Phoomyia thailandensis Naglis & Grootaert, 2013[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Naglis, S.; Grootaert, P.; Brooks, S. E. (2013). "Phoomyia, a new genus of Dolichopodinae from the Oriental Region (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3666 (1): 93–99. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3666.1.9. PMID 26217840. S2CID 30076808. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-27. (Erratum: doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3691.1.10)


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