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Uropachys

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Uropachys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: incertae sedis
Genus: Uropachys
Parent, 1935
Type species
Pachyurus hawaiensis
Parent, 1934
Synonyms
  • Pachyurus Parent, 1934
    (nec Agassiz, 1831)
  • Uropacys (incorrect spelling)

Uropachys is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae, endemic to Kauai of the Hawaiian Islands.[1] It is part of the Eurynogaster complex of genera.[2]

Species

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Included species:[3][1]

Species moved to Eurynogaster:[1]

  • Uropachys pulverea (Hardy & Kohn, 1964)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Evenhuis, Neal L. (2019). "Everyone loves a cercus: the endemic Hawaiian genus Uropachys Parent (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with descriptions of new species" (PDF). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 129: 3–20.
  2. ^ Goodman, Kari Roesch; Evenhuis, Neal; Bartošová-Sojková, Pavla; O'Grady, Patrick Michael (2016). "Multiple, independent colonizations of the Hawaiian Archipelago by the family Dolichopodidae (Diptera)". PeerJ. 4: e2704. doi:10.7717/peerj.2704. PMC 5119231. PMID 27896033.
  3. ^ Evenhuis, Neal L. (2005). "A review of the genera comprising species of the genus Eurynogaster sensu Hardy & Kohn, 1964 in Hawai'i (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1017 (1): 39–60. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1017.1.5. Retrieved 4 March 2017.