Pterodontia

Pterodontia is a genus of small-headed flies (insects in the family Acroceridae). There are at least 20 described species in Pterodontia.

Description

Pterodontia have eyes that are covered in hairs. Their antennae are attached below the middle of the head, and are small, short and inconspicuous. Their mouthparts are small and nearly imperceptible. The tibia have small, atypical spurs. The males have a tooth-like projection on the costal edge of the wing.

Species

These 19 species belong to the genus Pterodontia:

• Pterodontia aerivaga <small>Seguy, 1962</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Pterodontia analis <small>Macquart, 1846</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Pterodontia andina <small>Brèthes, 1910</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Pterodontia davisi <small>Paramonov, 1957</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Pterodontia dimidiata <small>Westwood, 1876</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Pterodontia ezoensis <small>Ouchi, 1942</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Pterodontia flavipes <small>Gray, 1832</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g b}</span>
• Pterodontia flavonigra <small>Carrera, 1947</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Pterodontia johnsoni <small>Cole, 1919</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g b}</span>
• Pterodontia kashmirensis <small>Lichtwardt, 1909</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Pterodontia longisquama <small>Sabrosky, 1947</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Pterodontia mellii <small>Erichson, 1840</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Pterodontia misella <small>Osten Sacken, 1877</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g b}</span>
• Pterodontia notomaculata <small>Sabrosky, 1948</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g b}</span>
• Pterodontia smithi <small>Johnson, 1898</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Pterodontia virmondii <small>Erichson, 1840</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Pterodontia vix <small>Townsend, 1895</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g b}</span>
• Pterodontia waxelii <small>(Klug, 1807)</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Pterodontia westwoodi <small>Sabrosky, 1948</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g b}</span>

Pterodontia variegata <small>White, 1914</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span> is considered to be a synonym of Pterodontia mellii <small>Erichson, 1840</small>.

<small>Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net</small>

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