Corindia
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Corindia is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known mainly from the Afrotropical and Australasian realms, with a single species from the Palaearctic realm and an undescribed species also known from the Neotropical realm. The genus was first described in 1986 by Daniel J. Bickel, who originally considered it to be the sister group of the genus Thrypticus. Bickel later suggested that Corindia may represent a plesiomorphic and paraphlyetic assemblage from which Thrypticus arose.[2]
| Corindia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Dolichopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Medeterinae |
| Genus: | Corindia Bickel, 1986[1] |
| Type species | |
| Corindia major Bickel, 1986[1] | |
In Australia, adults of the genus are often found on smooth-barked eucalypt trees, and display a stance similar to that of Medetera. The genus is named after Corindi, a geographical place name of aboriginal origin on the New South Wales northern coast.[1]
Species
Australasian realm:[3][1][4][2]
- Corindia amieuensis Bickel, 2014 – New Caledonia
- Corindia capricornis Bickel, 1986 – Australia
- Corindia collessi Bickel, 1986 – Australia
- Corindia cooloola Bickel, 1986 – Australia
- Corindia flaviscuta Bickel, 2014 – New Caledonia
- Corindia gascoynensis Bickel, 2013 – Australia
- Corindia major Bickel, 1986 – Australia
- Corindia minor Bickel, 1986 – Australia
- Corindia mulleri Bickel, 2014 – Papua New Guinea
- Corindia nigricornis Bickel, 1986 – Australia
- Corindia robensis Bickel, 1986 – Australia
- Corindia torresiana Bickel, 1986 – Australia
- Corindia trudis Bickel, 1986 – Australia
Afrotropical realm:
- Corindia danielssoni Grichanov, 1998[5] – Gambia, DR Congo
- Corindia demoulini Grichanov, 2000[6] – DR Congo
- Corindia saegeri Grichanov, 1998[5] – DR Congo, Gabon, Namibia
- Corindia verschureni Grichanov, 1998[5] – DR Congo
Palaearctic realm:
References
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