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Conchopus
''Conchopus'' is a genus of fly, flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed in Japan, China, Taiwan, the Hawaiian Islands, and Wake Island. The species ''Conchopus borealis'' is also an introduced species in North America and South America. Members of the genus live exclusively in the intertidal zone of rocky shores. The genus is sometimes considered a synonym of ''Thambemyia'', but is considered a valid genus by some authors. Taxonomy and species Takagi (1965) originally divided the genus into seven species groups. According to Masunaga ''et al.'' (2005) and Masunaga & Saigusa (2010), the genus can be divided into two clades: one containing the ''rectus'' species group (including the type species), and the other containing all other species groups, for which the authors intended to propose a new genus. The latter clade they also consider to be the sister group of ''Thambemyia''. ''rectus'' species group (= ''Conchopus'' ''sensu stricto): * ''Conchopus acrosticalis'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conchopus Convergens
''Conchopus'' is a genus of fly, flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed in Japan, China, Taiwan, the Hawaiian Islands, and Wake Island. The species ''Conchopus borealis'' is also an introduced species in North America and South America. Members of the genus live exclusively in the intertidal zone of rocky shores. The genus is sometimes considered a synonym of ''Thambemyia'', but is considered a valid genus by some authors. Taxonomy and species Takagi (1965) originally divided the genus into seven species groups. According to Masunaga ''et al.'' (2005) and Masunaga & Saigusa (2010), the genus can be divided into two clades: one containing the ''rectus'' species group (including the type species), and the other containing all other species groups, for which the authors intended to propose a new genus. The latter clade they also consider to be the sister group of ''Thambemyia''. ''rectus'' species group (= ''Conchopus'' ''sensu stricto): * ''Conchopus acrosticalis'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |