Article · Wikipedia archive · Last revised Jul 9, 2026

Spaniocelyphus

Spaniocelyphus is a genus of beetle flies known from the Indomalayan realm.

Last revised
Jul 9, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
178 w
Citations
12
Source
Wikipedia ↗
Spaniocelyphus
Spaniocelyphus palmi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Celyphidae
Genus: Spaniocelyphus
Hendel, 19141
Type species
Celyphus scutatus
Wiedemann, 1830

Spaniocelyphus is a genus of beetle flies known from the Indomalayan realm.2

Description

Spaniocelyphus may be distinguished by having a sharp vertex, reduced or absent postvertical bristles, and a crossvein separating discal cell from second basal cell.2

Species

  • S. hangchowensis Ouchi, 19392
  • S. laevis: Malloch, 192932
  • S. nigrocoeruleus Malloch, 192932
  • S. palawanensis Vanschuytbroek, 19672
  • S. palmi Frey, 19414
  • S. scutatus (Wiedemann, 1830)2
  • S. viridescens Tenorio, 19692
References

References

  1. Hendel, F. . H. (1914). "Sauter's Formosa-Ausbeute. Acalyptrate Musciden (Dipt.) III". Supplementa Entomologica. 3: 90–117.
  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. 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.
  4. Frey, R. (1941). "Die Gattungen und Arten der Dipteren familie Celyphidae". Notul. Entomol. 21: 3–16. 1 pl.