Euxiphocerus Explained

Euxiphocerus is a genus of fly in the family Dolichopodidae from the Afrotropical realm.^[1] It was originally placed in the subfamily Rhaphiinae, but some authors now place it in Medeterinae, tribe Systenini.^{[2] [3]}

Species

The genus contains three species:

• Euxiphocerus disjunctus Grichanov, 2009^[2]
• Euxiphocerus savannensis Grichanov, 2009^[2]
  • Euxiphocerus savannensis capensis Grichanov, 2009
  • Euxiphocerus savannensis savannensis Grichanov, 2009
• Euxiphocerus wulfi Parent, 1935

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. I.Ya.. Grichanov. 2009. Systematics of the genus Euxiphocerus Parent, 1935 (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Caucasian Entomological Bulletin. 5. 1. 127–131. 10.23885/1814-3326-2009-5-1-127-131. 2024-03-22 . free.
3. O. P.. Negrobov. M. A.. Chursina. O. V.. Selivanova. 2016. New Data on the Taxonomy of the Diaphorinae and Medeterinae Subfamilies (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). PDF. Journal of the Entomological Research Society. 18. 2. 61–71.