Phacaspis
Sign in to savePhacaspis is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from Southeast Asia, Papua New Guinea and Micronesia. Flies in the genus are small (less than 2 mm long), with metallic green coloring. They are marine, and are commonly found on mudflats in front of mangroves.
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Vinony's link graph records 3 inbound references to Phacaspis, and connects out to Animalia, Papua New Guinea and Palau.
Vinony files it under Dolichopodidae, Dolichopodidae genera and Flies of Asia.
Vinony links it to 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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Phacaspis is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from Southeast Asia, Papua New Guinea and Micronesia. Flies in the genus are small (less than 2 mm long), with metallic green coloring. They are marine, and are commonly found on mudflats in front of mangroves.
The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek phaktós ("lens") and aspís ("round shield" or clypeus), referring to the swollen lens-shaped clypeus.
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