Udzungwomyia | |
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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: |
Udzungwomyia Grichanov, 2018 [1] |
Type species | |
Udzungwomyia morogoro
Grichanov, 2018
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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]
Six species are included in the genus: [2]