''Dubius'' is a genus of
flies in the family
Dolichopodidae, with seven species distributed in southern
China
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and another five in the
Neotropical realm. The genus name is from the
Latin word , referring to the variance of
frons. The genus was first established by Wei Lian-Meng in 2012, including a group of species from the Neotropical realm previously placed in ''
Chrysotus
''Chrysotus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily Diaphorinae, with more than 460 species. However, the genus is probably paraphyletic, and possibly even polyphyletic, with respect ...
'', as well as five newly described species from China.
According to some researchers, all of the Neotropical species should be kept in ''Chrysotus'', as their transfer to ''Dubius'' was unwarranted.
Species
Chinese species:
* ''
Dubius autumnalus''
Wei, 2012
* ''
Dubius curtus''
Wei, 2012
* ''
Dubius flavipedus''
Liu, Wang & Yang, 2015
* ''
Dubius frontus''
Wei, 2012
* ''
Dubius hongyaensis''
Wei, 2012
* ''
Dubius succurtus''
Wei, 2012
* ''
Dubius yunnanensis''
Liu, Wang & Yang, 2015
Neotropical species (now transferred back to ''Chrysotus''):
* ''
Dubius angustifrons''
( Robinson, 1975)
* ''
Dubius maculatus''
( Parent, 1930)
* ''
Dubius robustus''
( Robinson, 1975)[
* '' Dubius spectabilis'' ( Loew, 1861)
* '' Dubius wirthi'' ( Robinson, 1975)][
]
References
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Dolichopodidae genera
Diaphorinae