Arachnomyia Explained

Arachnomyia is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.^[1] It is known from Australia.

Species

The genus includes three species:

• Arachnomyia arborum White, 1916 (Synonym: Pleuropygius longipes Parent, 1933) – Tasmania, South Australia, Victoria
• Arachnomyia cuprea (Macquart, 1850)^[2] – Tasmania
• Arachnomyia ornatipes Hardy, 1939^[3] – Queensland

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. Bickel. D. J.. Dyte. C. E.. Family Dolichopodidae. Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. 1989. 393–418. 15 December 2015.
3. Hardy. G. H.. Miscellaneous notes on Australian Diptera. VI. Dolichopodinae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 1939. 64. 345–352.