Keirosoma Explained

Keirosoma is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.^[1] It is distributed in the New World.^[2] The subfamily has variously been placed in the Rhaphiinae, Diaphorinae or Sympycninae. According to Scott E. Brooks in 2005, the systematic position of the genus is still uncertain, though a possible relationship with Pseudohercostomus has been suggested.^[3]

Species

• Keirosoma albicinctum Van Duzee, 1929 – Panama, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico
• Keirosoma slossonae Van Duzee, 1933^[4] – Florida, Maryland

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. Robinson. H.. 1970. Family Dolichopodidae. A Catalogue of the Diptera of the Americas South of the United States. 40. Universidade de São Paulo, Museu de Zoologia. 1–92.
3. Scott E.. Brooks. 2005. Systematics and phylogeny of Dolichopodinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Zootaxa. 857. 1–158. 10.11646/zootaxa.857.1.1.
4. Van Duzee. Millard Carr. New American Dolichopidae. American Museum Novitates. 1933. 655. 1–20. 18 February 2016. The American Museum of Natural History. New York City.