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Sybistroma
Sign in to saveSybistroma is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes over 50 species, described mainly from the Palaearctic and Oriental realms. A single species is known from the Afrotropical realm. Until 2005, the genus was thought to be restricted to the Mediterranean in distribution, with five known species. It was recently expanded to include the former genera Hypophyllus, Ludovicius and Nodicornis, as well as some species of Hercostomus.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 180
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Dolichopodidae
- Collections
- MCGILL UNIVERSITY
- Recorded in
- Belgium, Austria, China
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Image
- Hypophyllus obscurellus male, Wepre, North Wales, Sept 2014 (16273711754).jpg
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- taxon name
- Sybistroma
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- Category:Sybistroma
- Commons category
- Sybistroma
- diel cycle
- diurnality
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Encyclopedic overview
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Sybistroma is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes over 50 species, described mainly from the Palaearctic and Oriental realms. A single species is known from the Afrotropical realm. Until 2005, the genus was thought to be restricted to the Mediterranean in distribution, with five known species. It was recently expanded to include the former genera Hypophyllus, Ludovicius and Nodicornis, as well as some species of Hercostomus.
==Species== The following species are included in the genus:
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