Dytomyia


Dytomyia is a genus in the Dolichopodidae: the name is an eponym of Peter Dyte, a specialist in this family of flies. It is known from Australia, Madagascar and Kenya, with an undescribed species from Papua New Guinea.

Species

The genus contains the following species:Dytomyia bancrofti Bickel, 1994AustraliaDytomyia deconinckae Grichanov, 1998MadagascarDytomyia flavicaudata Grichanov, 2021KenyaDytomyia elenae Grichanov, 1998 – MadagascarDytomyia flaviseta Bickel, 1994 – AustraliaDytomyia lutescens – MadagascarDytomyia paulyi Grichanov, 1998 – MadagascarDytomyia sordida – AustraliaDytomyia torresiana Bickel, 1994 – AustraliaDytomyia tumifrons Bickel, 1994 – Australia
The species Sciapus nubilis Parent, 1935, which was described from a single female from Madagascar, was transferred to this genus in 2003, but was later considered a nomen dubium in 2021.