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'''''Udzungwomyia''''' is a genus of [[fly|flies]] in the family [[Dolichopodidae]], containing six species from Africa. The generic name comes from the [[Udzungwa Mountains National Park]], where the type species (''Udzungwomyia morogoro'') was collected.<ref name="Grichanov2018"/> |
'''''Udzungwomyia''''' is a genus of [[fly|flies]] in the family [[Dolichopodidae]], containing six species from Africa. All known species were found in mountainous habitats at about 2000 m above sea level. The generic name comes from the [[Udzungwa Mountains National Park]], where the type species (''Udzungwomyia morogoro'') was collected.<ref name="Grichanov2018"/> The other five species are known from the [[Drakensberg]] escarpment in southern Africa.<ref name="Grichanov2024"/> The genus is placed in the subfamily [[Medeterinae]], tribe Udzungwomyiini.<ref name="Grichanov2019">{{cite journal|last=Grichanov|first=I.Ya.|year=2019|title=Discovery of ''Udzungwomyia'' Grichanov in South Africa and definition of a new tribe, Udzungwomyiini (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)|url=http://www.entomology.org.il/sites/default/files/pdfs/Grichanov_2019_IJE_UdzungwomyiaSouthAfrica.pdf|journal=[[Israel Journal of Entomology]]|volume=49|issue=2|pages=267–275}}</ref> |
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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] |
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| 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 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 are known from the Drakensberg escarpment in southern Africa.[2] The genus is placed in the subfamily Medeterinae, tribe Udzungwomyiini.[3]
Species
Six species are included in the genus:[2]
- Udzungwomyia brevitarsa Grichanov, 2024 – South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal
- Udzungwomyia lundeans Grichanov, 2024 – South Africa: Eastern Cape
- Udzungwomyia maseru Grichanov, 2024 – Lesotho
- Udzungwomyia morogoro Grichanov, 2018[1] – Tanzania
- Udzungwomyia simoni Grichanov, 2019[3] – South Africa: Limpopo
- Udzungwomyia spinitarsa Grichanov, 2024 – South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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