Chrysotus
Genus of flies
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Chrysotus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.[4] It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily Diaphorinae, with more than 460 species.[5][6] However, the genus is probably paraphyletic, and possibly even polyphyletic, with respect to several related genera such as Achradocera, Falbouria and Lyroneurus.[6][7]
| Chrysotus | |
|---|---|
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| Chrysotus gramineus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Dolichopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Diaphorinae |
| Tribe: | Diaphorini |
| Genus: | Chrysotus Meigen, 1824 |
| Type species | |
| Dolichopus neglectus[1] Wiedemann, 1817 | |
| Subgenera | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lyroneurus Loew, 1857[3] (?) | |
Gallery
- Chrysotus sp. on coarse woody debris
Subgenera and species groups
The genus has two subgenera:
- Angiopus Meuffels & Grootaert, 1996 – includes only C. halteratus[2]
- Chrysotus Meigen, 1824 – all other species are placed in this subgenus, split into many species groups and subgroups:
- C. albipalpus species group
- C. cilipes species group – Palaearctic
- C. javanensis species group
- C. laesus species group (22 species)[8] – Palaearctic + Oriental
- C. adunatus species subgroup (1) – includes only C. adunatus
- C. brevicercus species subgroup (12)
- C. nudisetus species subgroup (5)
- C. laesus species subgroup (3)
- C. trapezinus species subgroup (1) – includes only C. trapezinus
- C. leigongshanus species group (59 species)[6] – China
- C. apicibifidus species subgroup (22)
- C. apicirotundus species subgroup (9)
- C. apicisetosus species subgroup (9)
- C. chishuiensis species subgroup (10)
- C. comminus species subgroup (2)
- C. daozhenus species subgroup (3)
- 4 unplaced species
- C. longipalpus species group (12 species)[9]
- C. mediotinctus species group (5 species)[10] – South America
- C. niger (?) species group
- C. papuanus species group (107 species)[5] – China
- C. abatus species subgroup (14)
- C. abdominus species subgroup (88)
- C. araeobasus species subgroup (3)
- C. papuanus species subgroup (1) – includes only C. papuanus
- C. zhuae species subgroup (1) – includes only C. zhuae
- C. philtrum species group
