Ethiosciapus Explained

Ethiosciapus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.

Species

• Ethiosciapus bicalcaratus (Parent, 1933)
• Ethiosciapus exarmatus (Parent, 1933)
• Ethiosciapus finitimus (Parent, 1939)^[1]
• Ethiosciapus flavirostris (Loew, 1858)
• Ethiosciapus inflexus (Becker, 1923)^{[2] [1]}
• Ethiosciapus latipes (Parent, 1929)

Species that are now synonyms:

• Ethiosciapus bilobatus (Lamb, 1922): synonym of Ethiosciapus flavirostris (Loew, 1858)^[3]
• Ethiosciapus dilectus (Parent, 1935): synonym of Ethiosciapus inflexus (Becker, 1923)^[3]
• Ethiosciapus integer (Becker, 1923):^[2] synonym of Ethiosciapus flavirostris (Loew, 1858)^[3]

Notes and References

1. Grichanov. I. Ya.. 1998. New data on Sciapodinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) with a revised catalogue and keys to Afrotropical species of the subfamily. Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. Entomologie. 68. 79–130.
2. Becker . Theodor . Dipterologische Studien. Dolichopodidae. D. Aethiopische Region . Entomologische Mitteilungen . 1923 . 12 . 1–50.
3. Grichanov. I.Ya.. 2021. New species and new records of the Afrotropical Sciapodinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Proceedings of the Russian Entomological Society. 92. 42–65.