Neotonnoiria

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Neotonnoiria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Neurigoninae
Tribe: Coeloglutini
Genus: Neotonnoiria
Robinson, 1970[1]
Species:
N. maculipennis
Binomial name
Neotonnoiria maculipennis
(Van Duzee, 1929)
Synonyms[2]
Genus
  • Tonnoiria Parent, 1929
    (nec Malloch, 1929)
Species
  • Neurigona maculipennis Van Duzee, 1929
  • Tonnoiria angustifacies Parent, 1929

Neotonnoiria is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from Brazil, Panama, Costa Rica and Peru, and contains only one species, Neotonnoiria maculipennis.[2] The genus was originally named Tonnoiria by Octave Parent in 1929; however, this was preoccupied by Tonnoiria Malloch, 1929, so it was renamed to Neotonnoiria by Harold E. Robinson (1970).

References[edit]

  1. ^ Robinson, H. (1970). "Family Dolichopodidae". Cat. Dipt. Am. S. U.S.: 40–92.
  2. ^ a b Naglis, S. M. (2001). "Revision of the Neotropical Neurigoninae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) I: Coeloglutus Aldrich, Neotonnoiria Robinson, and Paracoeloglutus gen. nov., with the definition the tribe Coeloglutini stat. nov" (PDF). Studia dipterologica. 8 (1): 189–206.