''Haromyia'' is a genus of
flies in the family
Dolichopodidae. It contains only one species, ''Haromyia iviei'', known from
Dominica
Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...
. Flies in the genus and species have a small body size measuring between 1.0 to 1.5 mm in length, a bulging
clypeus with six large
setae, and
wing veins that are nearly straight and evenly diverge from the base of the wing to the tip.
The genus does not currently fit into any established subfamily, although it superficially resembles both the
Enliniinae
Enliniinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.
Genera
*'' Enlinia'' Aldrich, 1933
*''Harmstonia'' Robinson, 1964
*'' Haromyia'' Runyon, 2015 ('' incertae sedis'' – Eniliniinae or Achalcinae
Achalcinae is a subfamily of ...
and
Achalcinae
Achalcinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is an ancestral group close to Medeterinae and Sciapodinae.
Genera
*''Achalcus'' Loew, 1857
*'' Apterachalcus'' Bickel, 1992
*'' Australachalcus'' Pollet, 2005
*'' Scepastopy ...
.
The genus is named after the botanist and entomologist
Harold E. Robinson
Harold Ernest Robinson (May 22, 1932 – December 17, 2020) was an American botanist and entomologist.
Career
Robinson's specialty was the sunflower family (Asteraceae) and the bryophytes. He has named or described over 2,800 new species and ...
, for his works on Dolichopodidae. The species is named after the coleopterist Dr. Michael Ivie, who provided the only known specimens of the species.
References
Dolichopodidae genera
Monotypic Diptera genera
Diptera of North America
Fauna of Dominica
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