Viridigona

Viridigona is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It consists of 28 species which are distributed in the Neotropics, with the exception of V. viridis which is known from the eastern United States. The generic name is a combination of the Latin word (meaning 'green') and the ending of <nowiki>'</nowiki>Neurigona<nowiki>'</nowiki>, from which Viridigona is distinguished by its metallic green thorax and abdomen.

Species

The genus includes the following species:

• Viridigona albisigna <small>Naglis, 2003</small> – Peru, Venezuela
• Viridigona amazonica <small>Naglis, 2003</small> – Brazil, Venezuela
• Viridigona argyrotarsis <small>Naglis, 2003</small> – Costa Rica
• Viridigona asymmetrica <small>Naglis, 2003</small> – Costa Rica
• Viridigona beckeri <small>Naglis, 2003</small> – Brazil
• Viridigona bisetosa <small>Naglis, 2003</small> – Chile
• Viridigona cecilia <small>Naglis, 2003</small> – Costa Rica
• Viridigona costaricensis <small>Naglis, 2003</small> – Costa Rica
• Viridigona flavipyga <small>Naglis, 2003</small> – Costa Rica
• Viridigona guana <small>Naglis, 2003</small> – Costa Rica
• Viridigona limona <small>Naglis, 2003</small> – Costa Rica
• Viridigona longicornis <small>Naglis, 2003</small> – Chile
• Viridigona longiseta <small>Naglis, 2003</small> – Belize, Brazil
• Viridigona magnifica <small>Naglis, 2003</small> – Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Costa Rica
• Viridigona merzi <small>Naglis, 2003</small> – Chile, Argentina
• Viridigona mexicana <small>Naglis, 2003</small> – Mexico
• Viridigona minima <small>Naglis, 2003</small> – Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica
• Viridigona nigrisigna <small>Naglis, 2003</small> – Panama, Costa Rica
• Viridigona panamensis <small>Naglis, 2003</small> – Panama
• Viridigona papallacta <small>Naglis, 2003</small> – Ecuador
• Viridigona ponti <small>Naglis, 2003</small> – Brazil
• Viridigona puntarena <small>Naglis, 2003</small> – Costa Rica
• Viridigona rondinha <small>Naglis, 2003</small> – Brazil, Bolivia
• Viridigona subrondinha <small>Naglis, 2003</small> – Brazil
• Viridigona teutonia <small>Naglis, 2003</small> – Brazil
• Viridigona thoracica <small>(Van Duzee, 1931)</small> – Panama, Dominica, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru
• Viridigona tinalandia <small>Naglis, 2003</small> – Ecuador
• Viridigona viridis <small>(Van Duzee, 1913)</small> – eastern United States, Costa Rica?

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