Ahercostomus Explained

Ahercostomus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.[1] It currently contains only one species, Ahercostomus jiangchenganus, known only from China. Ahercostomus was originally created as a subgenus of Hercostomus; it was later promoted to genus rank by Zhang & Yang (2005).[2] Alternatively, Brook (2005) provisionally regards Ahercostomus as a synonym of Hercostomus.[3]

The specific name refers to the type locality, Jiangcheng, which is located in the Yunnan province of China.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Yang. D.. Zhu. Y.. Wang. M.. Zhang. L.. World Catalog of Dolichopodidae (Insecta: Diptera).. 2006. China Agricultural University Press. Beijing. 9787811171020. 1–704.
  2. Zhang. L.-L. Yang. D.. A study on the phylogeny of Dolichopodinae from the Palaearctic and Oriental realms, with descriptions of three new genera (Diptera, Dolichopodidae). PDF. Acta Zootaxomica Sinica. 2005. 30. 180–190.
  3. Scott E.. Brooks. 2005. Systematics and phylogeny of Dolichopodinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Zootaxa. 857. 1–158. 10.11646/zootaxa.857.1.1.

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