Phasmaphleps is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae from the western Pacific.[1] It contains only one species, Phasmaphleps pacifica, which occurs in the Samoan Islands, Tonga, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Palau.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Dolichopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Diaphorinae |
| Genus: | Phasmaphleps Bickel, 2005[1] |
| Species: | P. pacifica
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| Phasmaphleps pacifica Bickel, 2005[1]
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The generic name is derived from the Greek words phasma ("ghost" or "phantom") and phleps ("tube" or "vein"), referring to the absence of vein M just beyond the dm-cu crossvein in the fly's wings. The specific epithet refers to the species' wide distribution on islands in the Pacific Ocean.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Bickel, D. J. (2006). "A new genus, Phasmaphleps, and new species of Cryptophleps Lichtwardt from the Western Pacific, with notes on Australasian Diaphorinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)" (PDF). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 84: 17–34. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
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