Nephrocerus Explained

Nephrocerus is a genus of flies belonging to the family Pipunculidae.^[1]

The species of this genus are found in Europe, Asia and Northern America.^[2]

Species

• Nephrocerus acanthostylus Skevington, 2005^[3]
• Nephrocerus atrapilus Skevington, 2005^[3]
• Nephrocerus auritus Xu & Yang, 1997
• Nephrocerus bullatus Shao, Huo & Yang, 2018
• Nephrocerus corpulentus Skevington, 2005^[3]
• Nephrocerus daeckei Johnson, 1903^[4]
• Nephrocerus fatalis Churkin, 1991
• Nephrocerus flavicornis Zetterstedt, 1844^[5]
• Nephrocerus flexus Morakote, 1988^[6]
• Nephrocerus grandis Morakote, 1988^[6]
• Nephrocerus japonicus Morakote, 1988^[6]
• Nephrocerus lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
• Nephrocerus nevskajae Churkin, 1991
• Nephrocerus oligocenicus Carpenter & Hull, 1939
• Nephrocerus paektusanensis Kozánek & Kwon, 1992
• Nephrocerus scutellatus (Macquart, 1834)^[7]
• Nephrocerus slossonae Johnson, 1915
• Nephrocerus spineus Morakote, 1988^[6]
• Nephrocerus woodi Skevington, 2005^[3]
• Nephrocerus zaitzevi Kuznetzov, 1990^[8]

Notes and References

1. Book: Coe . R.L. . Pipunculidae . Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects . 1966 . 10 . 2c . 83 . 22 July 2022.
2. Web site: Nephrocerus Zetterstedt, 1838 . www.gbif.org . 30 March 2021 . en.
3. Skevington . Jeffrey H. . Revision of Nearctic Nephrocerus Zetterstedt (Diptera: Pipunculidae) . Zootaxa . 2005 . 977 . 1 . 1–36 . 10.11646/zootaxa.977.1.1 . 22 July 2022. free .
4. Johnson . C.W. . Two new species of the family Pipunculidae . Entomological News, and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia . 1903 . 14 . 107–108 . 20 August 2022.
5. Zetterstedt . J.W. . Diptera Scandinaviae disposita et descripta . Tomus Tertius . 1844 . Officina Lundbergiana, Lundae [= Lund.] . 895–1280.
6. Morakote . R. . Four new species of Nephrocerus Zetterstedt (Diptera: Pipunculidae) from Japan . Esakia . 1988 . 26 . 79–90. 10.5109/2507 . 82699301 . free .
7. Book: Macquart. P. J. M.. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Dipteres. Tome premiere. 1834. Roret. Paris. 578 + 8 pp., 12 pls.
8. Kuznetzov . S.Y. . New Palaearctic species of Pipunculidae (Diptera) . International Journal of Dipterological Research . 1990 . 1 . 23–50.