Melanderia
Genus of flies
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Melanderia is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.[2] It is distributed along the West Coast of the United States, and members of the genus live in the intertidal zone.[3] The adults have modified labellae that resemble mandibles.[4]
| Melanderia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Dolichopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrophorinae |
| Tribe: | Hydrophorini |
| Genus: | Melanderia Aldrich, 1922[1] |
| Type species | |
| Melanderia mandibulata | |
Species
The genus is divided into two subgenera, Melanderia and Wirthia:[5]
- Subgenus Melanderia Aldrich, 1922:
- Melanderia crepuscula Arnaud, 1958[5] – California (Pacific Grove)
- Melanderia mandibulata Aldrich, 1922[1] – Washington, Oregon, California
- Subgenus Wirthia Arnaud, 1958:[5]
