Sympycninae

extinct species of fly

species of fly

Campsicnemus is a genus of flies in family Dolichopodidae. There are more than 290 described species, made up of 34 Palearctic, 22 Nearctic, seven Afrotropic, 170 Australasian and Oceanian, and seven Indomalayan species. Some species endemic to the Hawaiian islands are characterized by their lack of wings. After the introduction of invasive ants and other alien species such as wild boar (Sus scrofa) to the islands, some of these flightless species are believed extinct.

species of fly

species of fly

Syntormon is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes about 110 species worldwide, more than 50 of which were described from the Palaearctic realm.

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species of fly

species of insect

Sympycnus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.

Lamprochromus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is generally placed in the subfamily Sympycninae, though a molecular phylogenetic analysis of the family Dolichopodidae by Germann et al. (2011) suggested that the genus should be placed in the subfamily Rhaphiinae.

Calyxochaetus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. Formerly considered a subgenus of Sympycnus, it is now recognized as a distinct genus.

species of fly

Telmaturgus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution.

Nothorhaphium is a genus of flies belonging to the family Dolichopodidae. It includes four species from Australia and a single species from New Guinea. Nothorhaphium superficially resembles the genus Rhaphium, but it belongs in the subfamily Sympycninae and is thought to be closely related to the genera Syntormon, Parasyntormon and Ceratopos. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek (, "false"), and Rhaphium.

Yumbera is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae, known from eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania. The generic name is an Australian aboriginal word meaning "fly".

Parasyntormon is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is closely related to Syntormon, and was formerly considered a synonym of it.

Scotiomyia is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed in Papua New Guinea, Singapore and China.

Chaetogonopteron is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.