Argyra is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. The name "Argyra" comes from the Greek word for "silver", referring to the silver pruinescence found on the males of many of the species.
Species
- Argyra albicans <small>Loew, 1861</small>
- Argyra albicoxa <small>Van Duzee, 1925</small>
- Argyra albiventris <small>Loew, 1864</small>
- Argyra aldrichi <small>Johnson, 1904</small>
- Argyra amicta <small>(Wiedemann, 1824)</small>
- Argyra angustata <small>Van Duzee, 1925</small>
- Argyra apicalis <small>Van Duzee, 1930</small>
- Argyra argentina <small>(Meigen, 1824)</small>
- Argyra argentiventris <small>Van Duzee, 1925</small>
- Argyra argyria <small>(Meigen, 1824)</small>
- Argyra aripontia <small>Negrobov, 2005</small>
- Argyra arrogans <small>Takagi, 1960</small>
- Argyra atriceps <small>Loew, 1857</small>
- Argyra auricollis <small>(Meigen, 1824)</small>
- Argyra badjaginae <small>Negrobov & Maslova, 2003</small>
- Argyra barbipes <small>Van Duzee, 1925</small>
- Argyra basalis <small>Van Duzee, 1932</small>
- Argyra beijingensis <small>Wang & Yang, 2004</small>
- Argyra bickeliana <small>Negrobov, Barkalov & Selivanova, 2010</small>
- Argyra bimaculata <small>Van Duzee, 1925</small>
- Argyra biseta <small>Parent, 1929</small>
- Argyra brevipes <small>Van Duzee, 1925</small>
- Argyra calceata <small>Loew, 1861</small>
- Argyra calcitrans <small>Loew, 1861</small>
- Argyra californica <small>Van Duzee, 1925</small>
- Argyra canariensis <small>Becker, 1918</small>
- Argyra ciliata <small>Van Duzee, 1924</small>
- Argyra cingulata <small>(Loew, 1861)</small>
- Argyra condomina <small>Harmston & Knowlton, 1946</small>
- Argyra corsica <small>Parent, 1929</small>
- Argyra currani <small>Van Duzee, 1925</small>
- Argyra cylindrica <small>Loew, 1864</small>
- Argyra dakotensis <small>Harmston & Knowlton, 1939</small>
- Argyra diaphana <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small>
- Argyra discedens <small>Becker, 1907</small>
- Argyra elongata <small>(Zetterstedt, 1843)</small>
- Argyra fasciventris <small>Van Duzee, 1930</small>
- Argyra femoralis <small>Van Duzee, 1925</small>
- Argyra flabellifera <small>Becker, 1891</small>
- Argyra flavicornis <small>Van Duzee, 1925</small>
- Argyra flavicoxa <small>Van Duzee, 1925</small>
- Argyra flavida <small>Negrobov, 1973</small>
- Argyra flavipes <small>Van Duzee, 1925</small>
- Argyra gorodkovi <small>Negrobov & Selivanova, 2009</small>
- Argyra grata <small>Loew, 1857</small>
- Argyra grayi <small>Robinson, 1964</small>
- Argyra hirta <small>Van Duzee, 1925</small>
- Argyra hoffmeisteri <small>(Loew, 1850)</small>
- Argyra hokkaidoensis <small>Negrobov & Satô, 2009</small>
- Argyra idahona <small>Harmston & Knowlton, 1946</small>
- Argyra igori <small>Negrobov, Satô & Selivanova, 2012</small>
- Argyra ilonae <small>Gosseries, 1989</small>
- Argyra inaequalis <small>Van Duzee, 1925</small>
- Argyra involuta <small>Van Duzee, 1925</small>
- Argyra javanensis <small>Van Duzee, 1931</small>
- Argyra johnsoni <small>Van Duzee, 1925</small>
- Argyra kireichuki <small>Grichanov, 1998</small>
- Argyra leucocephala <small>(Meigen, 1824)</small>
- Argyra loewii <small>Kowarz, 1879</small>
- Argyra longicornis <small>Qilemoge, Wang, & Yang, 2018</small>
- Argyra magnicornis <small>(Zetterstedt, 1838)</small>
- Argyra medusae <small>Gosseries, 1989</small>
- Argyra miki <small>(Kowarz, 1882)</small>
- Argyra minuta <small>Loew, 1861</small>
- Argyra negrobovi <small>Grichanov & Shamshev, 1993</small>
- Argyra nigricoxa <small>Van Duzee, 1925</small>
- Argyra nigripes <small>Loew, 1864</small>
- Argyra nigripilosa <small>Yang & Saigusa, 2002</small>
- Argyra nigriventris <small>Van Duzee, 1925</small>
- Argyra obscura <small>Van Duzee, 1925</small>
- Argyra oreada <small>Negrobov, 1973</small>
- Argyra pallipilosa <small>Yang & Saigusa, 2002</small>
- Argyra perplexa <small>Becker, 1918</small>
- Argyra pingwuensis <small>Qilemoge, Wang, & Yang, 2018</small>
- Argyra pseudosuperba <small>Hollis, 1964</small>
- Argyra pulata <small>Negrobov & Maslova, 2003</small>
- Argyra robinsoni <small>Grichanov, 1998</small>
- Argyra robusta <small>Johnson, 1906</small>
- Argyra scutellaris <small>Van Duzee, 1925</small>
- Argyra sericata <small>Van Duzee, 1925</small>
- Argyra serrata <small>Yang & Saigusa, 2002</small>
- Argyra setimana <small>Loew, 1859</small>
- Argyra setipes <small>Van Duzee, 1925</small>
- Argyra setulipes <small>Becker, 1918</small>
- Argyra shamshevi <small>Selivanova & Negrobov, 2006</small>
- Argyra sichuanensis <small>Qilemoge, Wang, & Yang, 2018</small>
- Argyra similis <small>Harmston & Knowlton, 1940</small>
- Argyra sinensis <small>Yang & Grootaert, 1999</small>
- Argyra skufjini <small>Negrobov, 1965</small>
- Argyra spina <small>Van Duzee, 1925</small>
- Argyra splendens <small>Van Duzee, 1933</small>
- Argyra splendida <small>De Meijere, 1919</small>
- Argyra spoliata <small>Kowarz, 1879</small>
- Argyra striaticollis <small>Becker, 1918</small>
- Argyra subarctica <small>Ringdahl, 1920</small>
- Argyra submontana <small>Negrobov & Selivanova, 2006</small>
- Argyra superba <small>Takagi, 1960</small>
- Argyra sviridovae <small>Selivanova & Negrobov, 2006</small>
- Argyra takagii <small>Negrobov & Satô, 2009</small>
- Argyra thoracica <small>Van Duzee, 1925</small>
- Argyra tibetensis <small>Wang, Chen & Yang, 2015</small>
- Argyra ussuriana <small>Negrobov, 1973</small>
- Argyra utahna <small>Harmston, 1951</small>
- Argyra vanoyei <small>(Parent, 1926)</small>
- Argyra velutina <small>Van Duzee, 1925</small>
- Argyra venevitinovensis <small>Selivanova & Negrobov, 2007</small>
- Argyra vestita <small>(Wiedemann, 1817)</small>
- Argyra xanthopyga <small>Negrobov & Grichanov, 2006</small>
- Argyra xiaolongmensis <small>Wang & Yang in Yang, Zhang, Wang & Zhu, 2011</small>
- Argyra zlobini <small>Negrobov, Satô & Selivanova, 2012</small>
The following extinct species were originally placed in Argyra, but are currently considered unplaced in Dolichopodidae:
- â Argyra debellata <small>Meunier, 1907</small>
- â Argyra debilis <small>Meunier, 1907</small>
- â Argyra deceptoria <small>Meunier, 1907</small>
Other unrecognised species:
- Argyra diaphana <small>(Fabricius, 1805)</small> (junior homonym of Argyra diaphana <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small>)
- Argyra festivus <small>Meigen, 1838</small>
- Argyra spinipes <small>(Meigen, 1830)</small>
- Argyra spinipes <small>Doleschall, 1856</small> (homonym of above)
The following species were renamed:
References