Arabshamshevia

Arabshamshevia is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae from the United Arab Emirates and Israel.[1][2] The name is a combination of 'Arab' from Arabian Peninsula, the location of the type species, and Shamshevia, a closely related genus.[1]

Arabshamshevia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Diaphorinae
Genus: Arabshamshevia
Naglis, 2014[1]
Type species
Arabshamshevia ajbanensis
Naglis, 2014[1]

Species

  • Arabshamshevia ajbanensis Naglis, 2014[1]
  • Arabshamshevia negevensis Grichanov, 2016[2]

References

  1. Naglis, S. (2014). "Order Diptera, family Dolichopodidae. Two new genera of the subfamily Diaphorinae." (PDF). In van Harten, A. (ed.). Arthropod Fauna of the United Arab Emirates. pp. 725–731. doi:10.5167/uzh-109651.
  2. Grichanov, I. Ya. (2016). "Genus Arabshamshevia Naglis (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) in the Palaearctic Region". Israel Journal of Entomology. 46: 93–98. doi:10.5281/zenodo.167571.


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