Scorpiurus (fly)

For the plant genus, see Scorpiurus (plant).

Scorpiurus
Female Scorpiurus aramoana photographed in situ on mudflats at Aramoana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Dolichopodidae
Subfamily:	Hydrophorinae
Tribe:	Hydrophorini
Genus:	Scorpiurus Parent, 1933
Type species
Scorpiurus aenescens Parent, 1933

Scorpiurus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae, endemic to New Zealand.[1] Members of the genus are found in marine littoral habitats.[2]

Species

• Scorpiurus aenescens Parent, 1933 – North Island (Auckland), northern South Island (Marlborough Sounds, Nelson)
• Scorpiurus aramoana Bickel & Kerr, 2018[2] – South Island (Aramoana, The Catlins)
• Scorpiurus thorpei Masunaga, 2017[1] – North Island (Auckland), northern South Island (Marlborough Sounds, Nelson)

References

1. Masunaga, Kazuhiro (2017). "Saltmarsh flies of the genus Scorpiurus Parent from New Zealand (Insecta: Diptera: Dolichopodidae)". Zootaxa. 4324 (3): 581–591. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4324.3.11.
2. Bickel, Daniel J.; Kerr, D. Steven (2018). "Scorpiurus aramoana (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), a new species from New Zealand". Zootaxa. 4422 (1): 78–84. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4422.1.4.

External links

• iNaturalist World Checklist