''Didicrum'' is a
genus
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of the
family
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Psychodidae
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and has a handful of species studied so far. The discovery of this genus in
Colombia
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represents a significant range extension for ''Didicrum'' as all previously described species of this genus are distributed in the
Australasia
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n region and the southernmost portion of
South America
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.
Species
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Didicrum agreste''
(Quate & Quate, 1967)
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Didicrum clarkei''
(Satchell, 1954)
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Didicrum claviatum''
(Satchell, 1950)
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Didicrum colombensis''
Moya-Arévalo, Ibnáñez-Bernal & Suárez-Landa, 2012
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Didicrum contigua''
( Tonnoir, 1929)
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Didicrum deceptrix''
Quate & Brown, 2004
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Didicrum drepanatum''
(Satchell, 1950)
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Didicrum fenestrata''
( Tonnoir, 1929)
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Didicrum griseatum''
( Tonnoir, 1929)
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Didicrum inornata''
( Tonnoir, 1929)
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Didicrum letitiae''
Omad, 2014
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Didicrum maurum''
(Satchell, 1950)
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Didicrum naimae''
Omad, 2014
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Didicrum peregrinum''
(Quate & Quate, 1967)
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Didicrum punctulatum''
( Tonnoir, 1953)
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Didicrum pyramidon''
Quate & Brown, 2004
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Didicrum remulum''
Quate & Brown, 2004
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Didicrum simplex''
( Tonnoir, 1929)
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Didicrum solitarium''
(Satchell, 1954)
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Didicrum steffani''
(Quate & Quate, 1967)
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Didicrum triuncinatum''
(Satchell, 1950)
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Didicrum uniformatum''
( Tonnoir, 1953)
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Didicrum viduata''
( Tonnoir, 1929)
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q14683931
Nematocera genera
Diptera of Australasia
Diptera of South America
Taxa named by Günther Enderlein
Psychodidae