Pterodontia Andina

''Pterodontia'' is a genus of small-headed flies (insects in the family Acroceridae). There are at least 20 described species in ''Pterodontia''.

Description

''Pterodontia'' have eyes that are covered in hairs. Their antennae are attached below the middle of the head, and are small, short and inconspicuous. Their mouthparts are small and nearly imperceptible. The tibia have small, atypical spurs. The males have a tooth-like projection on the costal edge of the wing.

Species

These 19 species belong to the genus ''Pterodontia'':

* '' Pterodontia aerivaga'' Seguy, 1962 ^{c g}
* '' Pterodontia analis'' Macquart, 1846 ^{c g}
* '' Pterodontia andina'' Brèthes, 1910 ^{c g}
* ''Pterodontia davisi'' Paramonov, 1957 ^{c g}
* ''Pterodontia dimidiata'' Westwood, 1876 ^{c g}
* ''Pterodontia ezoensis'' Ouchi, 1942 ^{c g}
* '' Pterodontia flavipes'' Gray, 1832 ^{i c g b}
* '' Pterodontia flavonigra'' Carrera, 1947 ^{c g}
* '' Pterodontia johnsoni'' Cole, 1919 ^{i c g b}
* ''Pterodontia kashmirensis'' Lichtwardt, 1909 ^{c g}
* ''Pterodontia longisquama'' Sabrosky, 1947 ^{c g}
* ''Pterodontia mellii'' Erichson, 1840 ^{c g}
* '' Pterodontia misella'' Osten Sacken, 1877 ^{i c g b}
* '' Pterodontia notomaculata'' Sabrosky, 1948 ^{i c g b}
* ''Pterodontia smithi'' Johnson, 1898 ^{c g}
* '' Pterodontia virmondii'' Erichson, 1840 ^{c g}
* '' Pterodontia vix'' Townsend, 1895 ^{i c g b}
* '' Pterodontia waxelii'' ( Klug, 1807) ^{c g}
* '' Pterodontia westwoodi'' Sabrosky, 1948 ^{i c g b}

''Pterodontia variegata'' White, 1914 ^{c g} is considered to be a synonym of ''Pterodontia mellii'' Erichson, 1840.

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

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Acroceridae
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Nemestrinoidea genera
Taxa named by George Robert Gray

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