''Nanomyina'' is a genus of long-legged flies in the family Dolichopodidae. There is only one described species in ''Nanomyina'', ''Nanomyina barbata''. ''Nanomyina barbata'' is found on the east coast of

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. The name "barbata", meaning "bearded", refers to the bristles across the lower face of the fly. John Merton Aldrich first described this species as '' Chrysotimus barbata'' in 1902. In 1964,

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 ...

created the genus ''Nanomyina''. This genus contained only ''Nanomyina litorea'', described by Robinson in the same publication. In 1970, Robinson determined ''Nanomyina litorea'' to be a synonym of ''Chrysotimus barbata'', at the same time moving ''C. barbata'' to ''Nanomyina'', leaving ''C. barbata'' as the only species in the genus.

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Peloropeodinae Dolichopodidae genera Diptera of North America Monotypic Diptera genera Taxa named by Harold E. Robinson {{Dolichopodidae-stub