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Syntormon

Syntormon is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes about 110 species worldwide, more than 50 of which were described from the Palaearctic realm.

Etymology

The name Syntormon is derived from the Ancient Greek word (, "I connect by inserted pins"); it refers to the second segment of the antennae, the pedicel, which has a small thumb-shaped projection going into the inner side of the postpedicel (the first unit of the third segment, the flagellum), appearing as if it were a pin inserted into a socket.

Species

The following species are included in the genus:

Subgenus Syntormon <small>Loew, 1857</small>:

Subgenus Drymonoeca <small>Becker, 1907</small>:

Unrecognised species:

  • Syntormon decoratus <small>(Haliday, 1832)</small>

Synonyms:

Syntormon guizhouensis <small>Wang & Yang, 2006</small> is an unavailable name, as it does not satisfy ICZN Articles 16.1 and 16.4: the original publication does not explicitly indicate the name to be intentionally new, and the fixation of name-bearing types for the species is not explicit.

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