'' Laurenceomyia'' is a genus of moth flies in the subfamily
Bruchomyiinae
The subfamily Bruchomyiinae contains genera of moth flies in the order Diptera, was originally described by the American entomologist Charles Paul Alexander.
Circumscription
For many years the Bruchomyiinae consisted of just three genera, dis ...
. Species have been recorded principally from south America, with many, including the type, transferred from the genus ''
Nemopalpus
''Nemopalpus'' is a genus of moth fly in the family Psychodidae
Psychodidae, called drain flies, sink flies, filter flies, sewer flies, or sewer gnats, is a family of Fly, true flies. Some genera have short, hairy bodies and wings giving them ...
''.
Description
The genus ''Laurenceomyia'' was dedicated to Lawrence W. Quate for his studies on Psychodidae. "According to cladistics analysis, the diagnostic characters of this genus are:
aedeagus
An aedeagus (plural aedeagi) is a reproductive organ of male arthropods through which they secrete sperm from the testes during copulation with a female. It can be thought of as the insect equivalent of a mammal's penis, though the comparison ...
about as long as ejaculatory
apodeme
An exoskeleton (from Greek ''éxō'' "outer" and ''skeletós'' "skeleton") is an external skeleton that supports and protects an animal's body, in contrast to an internal skeleton (endoskeleton) in for example, a human. In usage, some of the l ...
and gonocoxites with midprojection near apex; gonostyli elongate, straight along most of their length, subapically strongly bent with blunt apex."
Species
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Laurenceomyia capixaba
'' Laurenceomyia'' is a genus of moth flies in the subfamily Bruchomyiinae. Species have been recorded principally from south America, with many, including the type, transferred from the genus ''Nemopalpus''.
Description
The genus ''Laurenceomy ...
'' (Santos, 2009)
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Laurenceomyia dampfianus
'' Laurenceomyia'' is a genus of moth flies in the subfamily Bruchomyiinae. Species have been recorded principally from south America, with many, including the type, transferred from the genus ''Nemopalpus''.
Description
The genus ''Laurenceomy ...
'' (
Alexander
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
, 1940)
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Laurenceomyia pallipes
'' Laurenceomyia'' is a genus of moth flies in the subfamily Bruchomyiinae. Species have been recorded principally from south America, with many, including the type, transferred from the genus ''Nemopalpus''.
Description
The genus ''Laurenceomy ...
'' (Shannon & Del Ponte, 1927)
*''
Laurenceomyia peixotoi
'' Laurenceomyia'' is a genus of moth flies in the subfamily Bruchomyiinae. Species have been recorded principally from south America, with many, including the type, transferred from the genus ''Nemopalpus''.
Description
The genus ''Laurenceomy ...