Emperoptera

Emperoptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Genus: Emperoptera
Type species
Emperoptera mirabilis
Grimshaw, 1902

Emperoptera is a genus of flightless flies in the Dolichopodidae family. This genera is endemic to the Hawaiian islands, and are characterized by their lack of wings. After the introduction of invasive ants and other alien species such as wild boar (Sus scrofa) [1] to the islands, 4 of the 5 species are believed extinct.[2]

Emperoptera has sometimes been considered a synonym of Campsicnemus. Most recently, Neal Evenhuis in 2010 proposed that the genus be considered a synonym of Campsicnemus once again based on morphological and molecular evidence.[3]

Species

References

  1. ↑ Neal L. Evenhuis (1997). "Review Of Flightless Dolichopodidae (Diptera) In The Hawaiian Islands" (PDF). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 53: 1–29.
  2. ↑ http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/bishop/hbsimages/flightless-flies.html
  3. ↑ Evenhuis, Neal L. (2010). "Morphological and molecular evidence support the synonymy of Emperoptera Grimshaw with Campsicnemus Haliday (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)" (PDF). In Evenhuis, Neal L.; Eldredge, Lucius G. Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2008. Part II: animals. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 108. pp. 35–44.


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