Udzungwomyia is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae, containing six species from Africa. All known species were found in mountainous habitats at a height of about 2000 m above sea level. The generic name comes from the Udzungwa Mountains National Park, where the type species (Udzungwomyia morogoro) was collected.[1] The other five species were found along the Drakensberg escarpment in southern Africa.[2] The genus is placed in the subfamily Medeterinae, tribe Udzungwomyiini.[3]

Udzungwomyia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Medeterinae
Tribe: Udzungwomyiini
Genus: Udzungwomyia
Grichanov, 2018[1]
Type species
Udzungwomyia morogoro
Grichanov, 2018

Species

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Six species are included in the genus:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Grichanov, I. Ya. (2018). "A new genus and species of subfamily Medeterinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Tanzania" (PDF). Far Eastern Entomologist. 350 (350): 9–16. doi:10.25221/fee.350.2.
  2. ^ a b Grichanov, I.Ya. (2024). "Four new species of the genus Udzungwomyia Grichanov, 2018 from Lesotho and South Africa (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)". Russian Entomological Journal. 33 (1): 116–123. doi:10.15298/rusentj.33.1.12.
  3. ^ a b 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.