''Hercostomoides'' 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 ...
. It is known from
Asia
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to
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
and the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
The genus contains seven species:
* ''
Hercostomoides baroalba
''Hercostomoides'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from Asia to Australia and the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
The genus contains seven species:
* '' Hercostomoides baroalba'' Bickel, 2022 – Australia
* '' Herco ...
''
Bickel, 2022 – Australia
* ''
Hercostomoides bhartii
''Hercostomoides'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from Asia to Australia and the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
The genus contains seven species:
* ''Hercostomoides baroalba'' Bickel, 2022 – Australia
* '' Hercos ...
''
Grichanov, 2017 – Indonesia (
Highland Papua
Highland Papua ( id, Papua Pegunungan) is a province of Indonesia, which roughly follows the borders of Papuan customary region of Lano-Pago, shortened to La Pago. It covers an area of and had a population of 1,408,641 according to the official es ...
)
* ''
Hercostomoides flavipleurus''
Bickel, 2022 – Australia
* ''
Hercostomoides gagnei
''Hercostomoides'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from Asia to Australia and the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
The genus contains seven species:
* '' Hercostomoides baroalba'' Bickel, 2022 – Australia
* '' Herco ...
''
Bickel, 2022 – Australia
* ''
Hercostomoides rufinus
''Hercostomoides'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from Asia to Australia and the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
The genus contains seven species:
* '' Hercostomoides baroalba'' Bickel, 2022 – Australia
* '' Herco ...
''
(Frey, 1925) (formerly ''Hercostomoides indonesianus''
(Hollis, 1964)) – Korea, Japan, China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Zhejiang), Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam,
Australia
* ''
Hercostomoides wauensis''
Bickel, 2022 – New Guinea
* ''
Hercostomoides yapensis
''Hercostomoides'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from Asia to Australia and the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
The genus contains seven species:
* ''Hercostomoides baroalba'' Bickel, 2022 – Australia
* ''Hercost ...
''
Bickel, 2022 –
Yap
Yap ( yap, Waqaab) traditionally refers to an island group located in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean, a part of Yap State. The name "Yap" in recent years has come to also refer to the state within the Federated States of Micro ...
Islands, Guam
References
Sympycninae
Dolichopodidae genera
Diptera of Asia
Diptera of Australasia
Insects of Oceania
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