Maipomyia is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae from the Chilean Central Valley. The genus is named after the Maipo River.[1] It is placed in the subfamily Medeterinae, tribe Udzungwomyiini.[2]
| Maipomyia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Dolichopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Medeterinae |
| Tribe: | Udzungwomyiini |
| Genus: | Maipomyia Bickel, 2004[1] |
| Type species | |
| Maipomyia insolita Bickel, 2004[1]
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Species
edit- Maipomyia insolita Bickel, 2004[1]
- Maipomyia velata Bickel, 2004[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Bickel, D. J. (2004). "Maipomyia (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), a new genus from Chile". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 106: 844–850. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ Grichanov, I.Ya. (2019). "Discovery of Udzungwomyia Grichanov in South Africa and definition of a new tribe, Udzungwomyiini (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)" (PDF). Israel Journal of Entomology. 49 (2): 267–275.
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