Sympycnus Explained

Sympycnus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.^{[1] [2]}

Species

Subgenus Sympycnus Loew, 1857:

Subgenus Subsympycnus Becker, 1922:

• Sympycnus griseicollis (Becker, 1922)

The following are synonyms of other species:

• Sympycnus annulipes (Meigen, 1824): Synonym of Sympycnus pulicarius (Fallen, 1823)
• Sympycnus annulipes var. brunnitibialis Santos Abreu, 1929: Synonym of Sympycnus pulicarius (Fallen, 1823)
• Sympycnus cinerellus (Zetterstedt, 1838): Synonym of Sympycnus pulicarius (Fallen, 1823)
• Sympycnus desoutteri Parent, 1925: Synonym of Sympycnus pulicarius (Fallen, 1823)
• Sympycnus pygmaeus (Macquart, 1827): Synonym of Sympycnus pulicarius (Fallen, 1823)

The following species have been transferred to other genera:^[3]

• Sympycnus flaviantenna Tang, Wang & Yang, 2015: transferred to Campsicnemus
• Sympycnus longipilosus Tang, Wang & Yang, 2015: transferred to Campsicnemus

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sympycnus Loew, 1857 . BioLib. 24 March 2012.
2. Igor Ya. Grichanov. 2017. Alphabetic list of generic and specific names of predatory flies of the epifamily Dolichopodoidae (Diptera). Plant Protection News, Supplements. 2nd. All-Union Research Institute of Plant Protection (VISR). St.Petersburg.
3. Grichanov. I.Ya.. Gilasian. E.. 2023. An annotated checklist of Dolichopodidae (Diptera) species from Iran, with new records and a bibliography. Amurian Zoological Journal. 15. 1. 82–109. 10.33910/2686-9519-2023-15-1-82-109. free.