Aphalacrosoma Explained

Aphalacrosoma is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae, known from China and Taiwan.^[1]

The generic name is derived from the negative prefix "a" and the generic name Phalacrosoma.

Species

There are currently seven species in the genus:

• Aphalacrosoma absarista (Wei, 1998)^{[2] [3]}
• Aphalacrosoma crypsum (Wei, 1998)^{[2] [3]}
• Aphalacrosoma crypsusoideum (Wei, 1998)^{[2] [3]}
• Aphalacrosoma hubeiense (Yang, 1998)^[4]
• Aphalacrosoma modestum (Wei, 1998)^{[2] [3]}
• Aphalacrosoma postiseta (Yang & Saigusa, 2001)^[5]
• Aphalacrosoma taiwanense Zhang, Yang & Masunaga, 2005^[6]

Aphalacrosoma sichuanense (Yang & Saigusa, 1999)^[7] is a synonym of A. modestus (Wei, 1998).^[3]

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. Wei. L.M.. Dolichopodidae, from southwestern China -- III: Four new species of the genus Tachytrechus (Diptera). Entomologia Sinica. 1998. 5. 1. 15–21. 10.1111/j.1744-7917.1998.tb00289.x.
3. Zhang. L.-L. Wei. L.. Yang. D.. 2009. Two new species of Hercostomus from China (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with some new synonyms). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Entomologie. 79. 133–141.
4. Yang. D.. New and little known species of Dolichopodidae (Diptera) from China (III)). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Entomologie. 1998. 68. 177–183.
5. Yang. Ding . Saigusa. T.. 2001. New and little known species of Dolichopodidae (Diptera) from China (IX). Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. Entomologie. 71. 165–188.
6. Zhang. L.. Yang. D.. Masunaga. K.. Notes on the species of Aphalacrosoma Zhang et Yang from China (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 2005. 131. 415–418. 25078900.
7. Yang. D.. Saigusa. T.. New and little known species of Dolichopodidae from China (VI): Diptera from Emei Mountain (1). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Entomologie. 1999. 69. 233–250.