Hurleyella is a genus of small flies in the family Dolichopodidae from the Nearctic and Neotropical realms.[1][2] The genus belongs to the "micro-dolichopodids", an informal group of genera from the New World which have a body length of 1 mm or less. Hurleyella appears to be most closely related to the genera Microcyrtura, Microchrysotus and Micromedetera. The subfamily placement of this genus is currently uncertain, though in some aspects the genus fits into Medeterinae. The genus is named after the late dipterist Richard Hurley.[1]
| Hurleyella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Dolichopodidae |
| Subfamily: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Hurleyella Runyon & Robinson, 2010[1] |
| Type species | |
| Hurleyella cumberlandensis Runyon & Robinson, 2010
| |
Adults of Hurleyella are found in relatively dry, open habitats, unlike other known micro-dolichopodids which prefer or are restricted to moist habitats.[2]
Species
editFour species are currently included in the genus:[1][2]
- Hurleyella belizensis Runyon, 2019 – Belize
- Hurleyella brooksi Runyon & Robinson, 2010 – Texas
- Hurleyella cumberlandensis Runyon & Robinson, 2010 – Virginia
- Hurleyella salina Runyon, 2019 – Idaho, Montana, Wyoming
References
edit- ^ a b c d Runyon, Justin B; Robinson, Harold (2010). "Hurleyella, a new genus of Nearctic Dolichopodidae (Diptera)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2400: 57–65. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2400.1.6. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ a b c Runyon, Justin B. (2019). "Two new species of Hurleyella Runyon & Robinson (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with the first record from the Neotropics" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4568 (3): 548–560. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4568.3.8. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
 | This article related to members of the fly family Dolichopodidae is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |