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Celyphus

Celyphus is a genus of beetle flies that belongs to the family Celyphidae. Members of this genus are known being be found in Oriental and Afrotropical realms.

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Celyphus
Female specimen of Celyphus aurora.
Male of Celyphus ruficollis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Subsection: Acalyptratae
Superfamily: Lauxanioidea
Family: Celyphidae
Genus: Celyphus
Dalman, 18181
Type species
Celyphus obtectus
Dalman, 181812
Subgenera
  • Celyphus Dalman, 18181
  • Hemiglobus Frey, 19413
  • Paracelyphus Bigot, 1859

Celyphus is a genus of beetle flies that belongs to the family Celyphidae. Members of this genus are known being be found in Oriental and Afrotropical realms.2

Description

Celyphus may be distinguished by the discal and second basal cell of the wing being distinct.2

Taxonomy

Up to 1859, all species of beetle flies were placed in this genus.2

Species

This genus contains many species that are divided into three subgenera: Celyphus, Hemiglobus and Paracelyphus. They are listed below:

  • C. abnormis4
  • C. bisetosus52
  • C. cheni6
  • C. collaris7
  • C. dentis6
  • C. divisus4
  • C. eos3
  • C. forcipus6
  • C. fujianensis8
  • C. immitans4
  • C. lacunosus3
  • C. lobus4
  • C. maculis6
  • C. medogis6
  • C. microchaetus6
  • C. mirabilis6
  • C. nigritarsus6
  • C. nigrivittis6
  • C. obtectus1
  • C. obtusus3
  • C. paradentatus9
  • C. pellucidus3
  • C. planitarsalis6
  • C. porosus4
  • C. pulchmaculatus104
  • C. puncticeps52
  • C. quadrimaculatus4
  • C. resplendens3
  • C. reticulatus4
  • C. rugosus4
  • C. scutatus
  • C. testaceus5
  • C. trichoporis6
  • C. unicolor3
  • C. violaceus7
  • C. vittalis6
  • C. xizanganus6
References

References

  1. Dalman, J. W. (1818). "Nagra nya genera och species af insekter". Svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 39 (3): 69–89.
  2. Tenorio, JoAnn M. (1969). "A Revision of the Celyphidae (DIPTERA) From the Philippine Islands". Pacific Insects. 11 (3–4). Hawaii Biological Survey: 579–611.
  3. Frey, R. (1941). "Die Gattungen und Arten der Dipteren familie Celyphidae". Notul. Entomol. 21: 3–16. 1 pl.
  4. Tenorio, JoAnn M. (1972). "A revision of the Celyphidae (Diptera) of the Oriental Region". Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 123 (4): 359–453. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1972.tb00847.x.
  5. Malloch, J.R. (1929). "Notes on some Oriental sapromyzid flies (Diptera), with particular reference to the Philippine species". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 74 (6): 1–97. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.74-2751.1. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  6. Liu, Z.; Shi, Y.; Xue, W.; Yang, C. (1998). Celyphidae of China (Diptera).In Xue, W. & Chao, C. (eds.), Flies of China. Vol. 1. Shenyang: Liaoning Science & Technology Press. pp. 234–261. ISBN 9787538119800.
  7. Chen, S. H. (1949). "Records of Chinese Diopsidae and Celyphidae (Diptera)". Sinensia. 10 (1–6): 1–6.
  8. Shi, Y. (1994). "A new species of the genus Celyphus (Diptera: Celyphidae)". Wuyi Sci. J. 11: 106–107.
  9. Papp, L.; Merz, B.; Foldvari, M. "Diptera of Thailand. A summary of the families and genera with references to the species representation" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. 52 (2): 97–269. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  10. Huang, F.-S; Yin, H.; Zeng, R.; Lin, M.; Gu, M. (2002). Forest Insects of Hainan. National Natural Science Foundation of China. pp. xv + 1064.