''Didicrum'' is a

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of the

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and has a handful of species studied so far. The discovery of this genus in Colombia represents a significant range extension for ''Didicrum'' as all previously described species of this genus are distributed in the

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Species

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Didicrum agreste ''Didicrum'' is a genus of the family Psychodidae and has a handful of species studied so far. The discovery of this genus in Colombia represents a significant range extension for ''Didicrum'' as all previously described species of this genus ...

'' (Quate & Quate, 1967) *''

Didicrum clarkei ''Didicrum'' is a genus of the family Psychodidae and has a handful of species studied so far. The discovery of this genus in Colombia represents a significant range extension for ''Didicrum'' as all previously described species of this genus ...

'' (Satchell, 1954) *''

Didicrum claviatum ''Didicrum'' is a genus of the family Psychodidae and has a handful of species studied so far. The discovery of this genus in Colombia represents a significant range extension for ''Didicrum'' as all previously described species of this genus ...

'' (Satchell, 1950) *''

Didicrum colombensis ''Didicrum'' is a genus of the family Psychodidae and has a handful of species studied so far. The discovery of this genus in Colombia represents a significant range extension for ''Didicrum'' as all previously described species of this genus ...

'' Moya-Arévalo, Ibnáñez-Bernal & Suárez-Landa, 2012 *''

Didicrum contigua ''Didicrum'' is a genus of the family Psychodidae and has a handful of species studied so far. The discovery of this genus in Colombia represents a significant range extension for ''Didicrum'' as all previously described species of this genus ...

'' ( Tonnoir, 1929) *''

Didicrum deceptrix ''Didicrum'' is a genus of the family Psychodidae and has a handful of species studied so far. The discovery of this genus in Colombia represents a significant range extension for ''Didicrum'' as all previously described species of this genus ...

'' Quate & Brown, 2004 *''

Didicrum drepanatum ''Didicrum'' is a genus of the family Psychodidae and has a handful of species studied so far. The discovery of this genus in Colombia represents a significant range extension for ''Didicrum'' as all previously described species of this genus ...

'' (Satchell, 1950) *''

Didicrum fenestrata ''Didicrum'' is a genus of the family Psychodidae and has a handful of species studied so far. The discovery of this genus in Colombia represents a significant range extension for ''Didicrum'' as all previously described species of this genus ...

'' ( Tonnoir, 1929) *'' Didicrum griseatum'' ( Tonnoir, 1929) *''

Didicrum inornata ''Didicrum'' is a genus of the family Psychodidae and has a handful of species studied so far. The discovery of this genus in Colombia represents a significant range extension for ''Didicrum'' as all previously described species of this genus ...

'' ( Tonnoir, 1929) *''

Didicrum letitiae ''Didicrum'' is a genus of the family Psychodidae and has a handful of species studied so far. The discovery of this genus in Colombia represents a significant range extension for ''Didicrum'' as all previously described species of this genus ...

'' Omad, 2014 *''

Didicrum maurum ''Didicrum'' is a genus of the family Psychodidae and has a handful of species studied so far. The discovery of this genus in Colombia represents a significant range extension for ''Didicrum'' as all previously described species of this genus ...

'' (Satchell, 1950) *'' Didicrum naimae'' Omad, 2014 *'' Didicrum peregrinum'' (Quate & Quate, 1967) *'' Didicrum punctulatum'' ( Tonnoir, 1953) *'' Didicrum pyramidon'' Quate & Brown, 2004 *'' Didicrum remulum'' Quate & Brown, 2004 *'' Didicrum simplex'' ( Tonnoir, 1929) *'' Didicrum solitarium'' (Satchell, 1954) *'' Didicrum steffani'' (Quate & Quate, 1967) *'' Didicrum triuncinatum'' (Satchell, 1950) *'' Didicrum uniformatum'' ( Tonnoir, 1953) *'' Didicrum viduata'' ( Tonnoir, 1929)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q14683931 Nematocera genera Diptera of Australasia Diptera of South America Taxa named by Günther Enderlein Psychodidae