Lichtwardtia


Lichtwardtia is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from the Afrotropical, Oriental and Australasian realms. It can be recognised by its zigzag-shaped M vein on the wings, and its feather-like hairs on the apex segment of the antennae. In a phylogenetic analysis of the subfamily Dolichopodinae by Scott E. Brooks in 2005, Lichtwardtia is considered to be a synonym of Dolichopus, but subsequent authors have retained it as a valid genus.

Species

  • Lichtwardtia aethiopica
  • Lichtwardtia aldabrensis Meuffels & Grootaert, 2007
  • Lichtwardtia angularis
  • Lichtwardtia angulicornis Grichanov, 2004
  • Lichtwardtia cambodiensis Tang & Grootaert, 2018
  • Lichtwardtia clypeata Grichanov, 2004
  • Lichtwardtia conspicabilis Tang & Grootaert, 2018
  • Lichtwardtia dentalis Zhang, Masunaga & Yang, 2009
  • Lichtwardtia dianaensis Grichanov, 2019
  • Lichtwardtia emelyanovi Grichanov, 1998
  • Lichtwardtia formosana Enderlein, 1912
  • Lichtwardtia fractinervis
  • Lichtwardtia ghanaensis Grichanov, 2019
  • Lichtwardtia guineensis Grichanov & Dubrovskiy, 2024
  • Lichtwardtia hilgerae Grichanov, 2004
  • Lichtwardtia hirsutiseta
  • Lichtwardtia hollisi Grichanov, 1998
  • Lichtwardtia infuscata Tang & Grootaert, 2018
  • Lichtwardtia maculata
  • Lichtwardtia melanesiana
  • Lichtwardtia microlepis
  • Lichtwardtia minuscula
  • Lichtwardtia mironovi Grichanov, 1998
  • Lichtwardtia monstruosa Tang & Grootaert, 2018
  • Lichtwardtia moseikoi Grichanov, 2020
  • Lichtwardtia musolini Grichanov, 2019
  • Lichtwardtia nabozhenkoi Grichanov, 2020
  • Lichtwardtia nigrifacies Grichanov, 2004
  • Lichtwardtia nigrotorquata
  • Lichtwardtia nikitai Grichanov, 2019
  • Lichtwardtia nikolaevae Grichanov, 1998
  • Lichtwardtia nodulata Grootaert & Tang, 2018
  • Lichtwardtia oromiaensis Grichanov, 2019
  • Lichtwardtia polychroma
  • Lichtwardtia semakau Grootaert & Tang, 2018
  • Lichtwardtia singaporensis Grootaert & Tang, 2018
  • Lichtwardtia sukharevae Grichanov, 1998
  • Lichtwardtia tikhonovi Grichanov, 1998
  • Lichtwardtia zhangae Tang & Grootaert, 2018
The following species are considered nomina dubia:
  • Lichtwardtia coxalis
  • Lichtwardtia ziczac
Lichtwardtia taiwanensis Zhang, Masunaga & Yang, 2009 is a synonym of L. formosana Enderlein, 1912.