Scorpiurus (fly) explained

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)

External links

• iNaturalist World Checklist

Notes and References

1. Masunaga . Kazuhiro . Saltmarsh flies of the genus Scorpiurus Parent from New Zealand (Insecta: Diptera: Dolichopodidae) . Zootaxa . 2017 . 4324 . 3 . 581–591. 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. 10.11646/zootaxa.4422.1.4.