Alhajarmyia
Alhajarmyia is a genus of wormlion in the family Vermileonidae. It consists of two species from the Arabian Peninsula and East Africa. It is closely related to the Malagasy endemic Isalomyia.
| Alhajarmyia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Vermileonidae |
| Genus: | Alhajarmyia Stuckenberg, 2003[1] |
| Type species | |
| Lampromyia umbraticola Stuckenberg & Fisher, 1999 | |
Species
- Alhajarmyia umbraticola (Stuckenberg & Fisher, 1999)[2] – Oman: Hajar Mountains
- Alhajarmyia stuckenbergi Swart, Kirk-Spriggs & Copeland, 2015[3] – Kenya: Eastern Arc Mountains
References
- Stuckenberg, B.R. (2003). "A redescription of Isalomyia irwini Stuckenberg, the wormlion fly of Madagascar, related to an Arabian species for which the new genus Alhajarmyia is erected (Diptera: Vermileonidae)". African Invertebrates. 44 (2): 191–201. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- Stuckenberg, B.R.; Fisher, M. (1999). "A new species of Lampromyia Macquart, from Oman: The first record of Vermileonidae (Diptera) from the Arabian Peninsula". Annals of the Natal Museum. 40: 127–136. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- Swart, V. R.; Kirk-Spriggs, A.H.; Copeland, R.S. (2015). "A new species of Alhajarmyia Stuckenberg (Diptera: Vermileonidae), the first wormlion fly described from East Africa and its biogeographical implications". Zootaxa. 4044 (4): 556–566. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4044.4.5.
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