Hydatostega
Sign in to saveHydatostega is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. Most of its species are found in the Americas, where it is mainly restricted to montane habitats and high altitudes or latitudes, while three species are known from Tristan da Cunha, a group of islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. Hydatostega was formerly considered a synonym of Hydrophorus, but was recently restored as a separate genus.
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Hydatostega is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. Most of its species are found in the Americas, where it is mainly restricted to montane habitats and high altitudes or latitudes, while three species are known from Tristan da Cunha, a group of islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. Hydatostega was formerly considered a synonym of Hydrophorus, but was recently restored as a separate genus.
==Species== Hydatostega carmichaeli (Walker, 1849) − Tristan da Cunha Hydatostega cerutias (Loew, 1872) – Canada, USA Hydatostega christopherseni (Frey, 1954) − Tristan da Cunha Hydatostega elevata (Becker, 1922) – Peru, Chile Hydatostega kuscheli (Harmston, 1955) – Chile (Juan Fernández Islands) Hydatostega nervosa (Becker, 1922) – Chile (Strait of Magellan) Hydatostega ochrifacies (Van Duzee, 1930) – Chile Hydatostega plumbea (Aldrich, 1911) − USA Hydatostega poliogaster Philippi, 1865 – Chile (Santiago, Juan Fernández Islands), Uruguay Hydatostega tristanensis (Macquart, 1847) − Tristan da Cunha Hydatostega viridiflos (Walker, 1852) − Canada, USA, Mexico
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