Euryomma (fly)


Euryomma is a genus of species of flies of the family Fanniidae. The genus was originally proposed by the entomologist Paul Stein in 1899. Although at that time most authorities placed them in the family Muscidae. The distribution of Euryomma is mainly Neotropical, on the whole restricted to the Americas, there is also one Nearctic species, the exception being of the very cosmopolitan ''E. peregrinum''

Description

With bare arista, with the first pre-sutural dorsocentral bristle less than half as long as second. Males have a lower orbital bristle.

Species

Euryomma aburrae Grisales et al., 2012Euryomma americanum Chillcott, 1961Euryomma annosa Chillcott, 1961Euryomma arcuata Chillcott, 1961Euryomma campineira Carvalho & Pamplona, 1979Euryomma carioca Albuquerque, 1956Euryomma chitarera Grisales et al., 2012Euryomma cornuatum Grisales et al., 2012Euryomma erythrogaster Séguy, 1941Euryomma guane Grisales et al., 2012Euryomma hispaniense Stein, 1899Euryomma longicorne Stein, 1911Euryomma muisca Grisales et al., 2012Euryomma nigrifemur Stein, 1911Euryomma palpingens Wendt & Carvalho, 2007Euryomma peregrinum Euryomma rettenmeyeri Chillcott, 1958Euryomma rufifrons Stein, 1911Euryomma tahami Grisales et al., 2012Euryomma uwa Grisales et al., 2012