Abbemyia Explained

Abbemyia is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae, known from Australia and New Caledonia.^[1] It is named after the French entomologist Abbé Octave Parent, who studied the family Dolichopodidae.

Species

• Abbemyia baylaci Bickel, 2002^[2]
• Abbemyia nigrofasciata (Macquart, 1850) (Synonyms: Chrysosoma chetiscutatum Parent, 1932, Chrysosoma regale Parent, 1932)
• Abbemyia taree Bickel, 1994

Notes and References

1. Book: Evenhius, N. L.. Family Dolichopodidae. http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/aocat/doli.html. Evenhius. N. L.. Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions (online version). 17 April 2016. 10 April 2018.
2. Book: Bickel. D. J.. 2002. The Sciapodinae of New Caledonia (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Grandcolas. P.. Najt. J.. Zoologia Neocaledonica 5. Systématique et endémisme en Nouvelle-Calédonie. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. 187. 11–83. 2-85653-179-2.