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Genus of flies

Anahydrophorus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Hydrophorinae
Tribe: Hydrophorini
Genus: Anahydrophorus
Becker, 1917
Species: A. cinereus
Binomial name
Anahydrophorus cinereus
(Fabricius, 1805)
Synonyms

Scatophaga cinerea Fabricius, 1805

Anahydrophorus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It contains only one species, Anahydrophorus cinereus. It is recorded from southern Spain and Portugal in Europe, and it is widely distributed along the coasts of North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia).

References

  1. ^ Becker, T. (1917). "Dipterologische Studien. Dolichopodidae. A. Paläarktische Region". Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino Carolinae. 102: 113–361.
  2. Pollet, M.; Andrade, R.; Gonçalves, A.; Andrade, P.; Jacinto, V.; Almeida, J.; De Braekeleer, A.; Van Calster, H.; Brosens, D. (2019). "Dipterological surveys in Portugal unveil 200 species of long-legged flies, with over 170 new to the country (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)". Zootaxa. 4649 (1): 1–69. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4649.1.1.
Taxon identifiers
Anahydrophorus
Anahydrophorus cinereus


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