Axymyia Explained

Axymyia is a genus of nematoceran flies in the family Axymyiidae. It contains only one described species, Axymyia furcata, from eastern North America. A second species, Axymyia japonica, is sometimes listed, but this species is now generally placed in the related genus Protaxymyia.^{[1] [2]}

Further reading

• Book: Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume I. 1981. McAlpine . J. F.. Petersen . B. V.. Shewell . G. E.. Teskey . H. J.. Vockeroth . J. R.. Wood . D. M.. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. 978-0-660-10731-8.

Notes and References

1. Fitzgerald. S.J.. Wood. D.M.. 2014. A new species of Axymyiidae (Diptera) from western North America and a key to the Nearctic species. Zootaxa. 3857. 1. 101–113. 10.11646/zootaxa.3857.1.4. 25283098 .
2. Zhang. J.. 2010. Two new genera and one new species of Jurassic Axymyiidae (Diptera: Nematocera), with revision and redescription of the extinct taxa. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 103. 4. 455–464. 10.1603/AN09073.