''Elmoia'' is a genus of
flies
Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...
in the family
Dolichopodidae
Dolichopodidae, the long-legged flies, are a large, cosmopolitan family of true flies with more than 7,000 described species in about 230 genera. The genus ''Dolichopus'' is the most speciose, with some 600 species.
Dolichopodidae generally are ...
,
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...
. It is part of the ''
Eurynogaster'' complex of genera.
The genus is named in honor of
D. Elmo Hardy.
Species
* ''
Elmoia bullata''
(Hardy & Kohn, 1964)
* ''
Elmoia exartema
''Elmoia'' is a genus of fly, flies in the family Dolichopodidae, endemic to Hawaii. It is part of the ''Eurynogaster'' complex of genera. The genus is named in honor of D. Elmo Hardy.
Species
* ''Elmoia bullata'' (Hardy & Kohn, 1964)
* ''Elmoia ...
''
(Hardy & Kohn, 1964)
* ''
Elmoia hamata''
(Hardy & Kohn, 1964)
* ''
Elmoia lanceolata''
( Tenorio, 1969)
* ''
Elmoia multispinosa''
(Hardy & Kohn, 1964)
* ''
Elmoia nigrohalterata''
(Parent
A parent is a caregiver of the offspring in their own species. In humans, a parent is the caretaker of a child (where "child" refers to offspring, not necessarily age). A ''biological parent'' is a person whose gamete resulted in a child, a male t ...
, 1939)
* ''
Elmoia saxatilis''
( Grimshaw, 1901)
* ''
Elmoia viridifacies''
(Parent
A parent is a caregiver of the offspring in their own species. In humans, a parent is the caretaker of a child (where "child" refers to offspring, not necessarily age). A ''biological parent'' is a person whose gamete resulted in a child, a male t ...
, 1938)
References
Dolichopodidae
Dolichopodidae genera
Insects of Hawaii
Endemic fauna of Hawaii
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