''Brevimyia'' is a genus of
flies in the family
Dolichopodidae. It contains only one species, ''Brevimyia pulverea'', and is found in
New Zealand
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It was originally known as ''Brachymyia'', named by
Octave Parent Abbé Octave Parent (15 June 1882, in Trescault – 9 February 1942, in Ambleteuse) was a French entomologist who specialized in Diptera, mostly the family Dolichopodidae. He became director of the Biological Station, Ambleteuse.
He published thre ...
in 1933. Later,
David Miller found the name to be preoccupied by ''Brachymyia'' (Williston, 1882), and renamed it to ''Brevimyia'' in 1945.
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References
Dolichopodidae genera
Sympycninae
Monotypic Brachycera genera
Diptera of New Zealand
Taxa named by David Miller (entomologist)
Endemic insects of New Zealand
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