Peodes Explained

Peodes is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae,^[1] with three known species from the Palaearctic realm.^[2]

Species

The following three species are included in the genus:^[2]

• Peodes forcipatus Loew, 1857 – Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia (Krasnodar, Saint Petersburg, Ural), Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland
• Peodes petsamoensis Frey, 1930^[3] – Czech Republic, Russia (Murmansk Oblast)
• Peodes yeniseiensis Grichanov, 2012^[2] – Russia (Taymyr)

Unrecognised species:

• "Peodes" nicobarensis Schiner, 1868 – Nicobar Islands; considered a member of Sympycninae or Peloropeodinae

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. Grichanov. I. Ya.. 2012. Review of the genus Peodes Loew, 1857 (Diptera: Dolichopodidae, Hydrophorinae). Far Eastern Entomologist. 245. 1–8.
3. Frey. R. Neue Diptera brachycera aus Finnland und angrenzenden Landern. Notulae Entomologicae. 1930. 10. 82–94.