Leptogaster

Leptogaster

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Description

Diagnostic Description

The genus Leptogaster is very diverse and at present cannot be delimited by a unique set of features. All other genera of Leptogastrinae exhibit some unique features that are absent in species of Leptogaster. This genus is most probably not monophyletic and more research needs to be done. So far, 210 species are known to science.

Ecology and Distribution

Distribution

The genus Leptogaster is found world-wide. The ‘true’ Leptogaster species occur only in the northern Hemisphere.

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Taxonomic Children

Total: 232

Leptogaster abdominalis Hsia, 1949, Leptogaster acanthozona Janssens, 1954, Leptogaster aegra Martin, 1957, Leptogaster aestiva White, 1914, Leptogaster affinis Lehr, 1972, Leptogaster aganniphe Janssens, 1957, Leptogaster albimana Walker, 1858, Leptogaster albitarsis (Macquart, 1846), Leptogaster algarvensis Bosak and Hradsky, 2008, Leptogaster altacola Martin, 1957, Leptogaster angustilineola Martin, 1964, Leptogaster annulipes (Doleschall, 1858), Leptogaster annulipes Walker, 1855, Leptogaster annuliventris Hsia, 1949, Leptogaster antennalis Janssens, 1954, Leptogaster antenorea (Lioy, 1864), Leptogaster antipoda Bigot, 1879, Leptogaster antiquaria Martin, 1964, Leptogaster apicalis Enderlein, 1914, Leptogaster apicalis Janssens, 1954, Leptogaster appendiculata Hermann, 1914, Leptogaster appendiculata Hermann, 1917, Leptogaster arborcola Martin, 1957, Leptogaster arenicola James, 1937, Leptogaster arida Cole in Cole & Lovett, 1919, Leptogaster armeniaca Paramonov, 1930, Leptogaster atridorsalis Back, 1909, Leptogaster audouinii (Macquart, 1838), Leptogaster augusta Hsia, 1949, Leptogaster auripulverella Séguy, 1934, Leptogaster australis Ricardo, 1912, Leptogaster autumnalis White, 1917, Leptogaster bahamiensis Scarbrough, 1996, Leptogaster bancrofti Ricardo, 1912, Leptogaster basalis Walker, 1855, Leptogaster basilaris Coquillett, 1898, Leptogaster bengryi Farr, 1963, Leptogaster biannulata Martin, 1964, Leptogaster bicolor (Macquart, 1848), Leptogaster bilobata Hermann, 1917, Leptogaster bivittata Lehr, 1975, Leptogaster brevicornis Loew, 1872, Leptogaster brevitarsis Hardy, 1935, Leptogaster breviventris Theodor, 1980, Leptogaster calceata Engel, 1925, Leptogaster californica Martin, 1957, Leptogaster calvimacula Martin, 1964, Leptogaster candidata Séguy, 1930, Leptogaster canuta Martin, 1964, Leptogaster carolinensis Schiner, 1866, Leptogaster carotenoides Tomasovic, 1999, Leptogaster cheriani Bromley, 1938, Leptogaster cilipes Frey, 1937, Leptogaster cingulipes Walker, 1849, Leptogaster clavistyla (Rondani, 1848), Leptogaster coarctata Hermann, 1914, Leptogaster collata Martin, 1964, Leptogaster coloradensis James, 1937, Leptogaster concinnata Williston, 1901, Leptogaster coniata Oldroyd, 1960, Leptogaster conopsoides Pallas in Wiedemann, 1818, Leptogaster crassipes Hsia, 1949, Leptogaster cressoni Bromley, 1942, Leptogaster crocea Williston, 1901, Leptogaster crockeri Curran, 1936, Leptogaster cultaventris Martin, 1957, Leptogaster curvivena Hsia, 1949, Leptogaster cylindrica (De Geer, 1776), Leptogaster cylindrica dalmatina (Engel, 1925), Leptogaster cylindrica hispanica Meigen, 1838, Leptogaster cylindrica taurica Lehr, 1961, Leptogaster cylindrica tesquorum Lehr, 1961, Leptogaster dasyphlebia Martin, 1964, Leptogaster decellei Oldroyd, 1968, Leptogaster diluta Martin, 1964, Leptogaster dissimilis Ricardo, 1912, Leptogaster distincta Schiner, 1867, Leptogaster distinctus Schiner, 1866, Leptogaster doleschalli Oldroyd, 1975, Leptogaster dorsopicta Hsia, 1949, Leptogaster elbaiensis Efflatoun, 1937, Leptogaster elongata Martin, 1964, Leptogaster erecta Meunier, 1906, Leptogaster eudicrana Loew, 1874, Leptogaster evanescens Janssens, 1954, Leptogaster exacta Walker, 1862, Leptogaster falloti Théobald, 1937, Leptogaster faragi Efflatoun, 1937, Leptogaster ferruginea Walker, 1855, Leptogaster fervens Wiedemann, 1830, Leptogaster filiventris Hsia, 1949, Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862, Leptogaster flaviventris Hsia, 1949, Leptogaster flavobrunnea Hull, 1967, Leptogaster fornicata Martin, 1957, Leptogaster freyi Bromley, 1951, Leptogaster fumipennis Loew, 1871, Leptogaster fumosa Janssens, 1954, Leptogaster furculata Hsia, 1949, Leptogaster fuscifacies Martin, 1964, Leptogaster geniculata (Macquart, 1850), Leptogaster gigas (Macquart, 1838), Leptogaster gracilis Loew, 1847, Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842, Leptogaster hellii Unger, 1841, Leptogaster helvola Loew, 1871, Leptogaster hermelina Janssens, 1954, Leptogaster hermonensis Theodor, 1980, Leptogaster hesperis Martin, 1957, Leptogaster hirtipes Coquillett, 1904, Leptogaster histrio Wiedemann, 1828, Leptogaster hopehensis Hsia, 1949, Leptogaster hsiai Shi, 1993, Leptogaster humeralis Hsia, 1949, Leptogaster hyacinthina Scarbrough, 1996, Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862, Leptogaster insularis Janssens, 1954, Leptogaster intima Williston, 1901, Leptogaster jamaicensis Farr, 1963, Leptogaster judaica Janssens, 1969, Leptogaster kamerlacheri Schiner, 1867, Leptogaster kashgarica Paramonov, 1930, Leptogaster keiseri Martin, 1964, Leptogaster krada Oldroyd, 1960, Leptogaster lambertoni Bromley, 1942, Leptogaster lanata Martin, 1957, Leptogaster laoshanensis Hsia, 1949, Leptogaster latestriata Becker, 1906, Leptogaster lehri Hradsky and Hüttinger, 1983, Leptogaster lerneri Curran, 1953, Leptogaster linearis Becker, 1906, Leptogaster lineata Scarbrough, 1996, Leptogaster longicauda Hermann, 1917, Leptogaster longicrinita Martin, 1964, Leptogaster longifurcata Meijere, 1914, Leptogaster longitibialis Efflatoun, 1937, Leptogaster ludens Curran, 1927, Leptogaster macedo Janssens, 1959, Leptogaster macilenta Wulp, 1872, Leptogaster maculipennis Hsia, 1949, Leptogaster martini Farr, 1963, Leptogaster masaica Lindner, 1955, Leptogaster medicesta Martin, 1964, Leptogaster melanomystax Janssens, 1954, Leptogaster minimensis (Matsumura, 1916), Leptogaster moluccana (Doleschall, 1857), Leptogaster montana Theodor, 1980, Leptogaster munda Walker, 1860, Leptogaster murina Loew, 1862, Leptogaster nartshukae Lehr, 1961, Leptogaster nerophana Oldroyd, 1960, Leptogaster niger Wiedemann, 1828, Leptogaster nigra Hsia, 1949, Leptogaster nigricoxa Hsia, 1949, Leptogaster nitoris Martin, 1957, Leptogaster nubeculosa Bigot, 1879, Leptogaster obscuripennis Johnson, 1895, Leptogaster obscuripes Loew, 1862, Leptogaster occidentalis White, 1914, Leptogaster ochraceus Schiner, 1866, Leptogaster odostata Oldroyd, 1960, Leptogaster palparis Loew, 1847, Leptogaster panda Martin, 1957, Leptogaster parvoclava Martin, 1957, Leptogaster patula Martin, 1957, Leptogaster pedania Walker, 1849, Leptogaster pellucida Janssens, 1954, Leptogaster penicillata Janssens, 1954, Leptogaster pictipennis Loew, 1858, Leptogaster pilicnemis Janssens, 1954, Leptogaster pilosella Hermann, 1914, Leptogaster prior Melander, 1946, Leptogaster pubescens Curran, 1934, Leptogaster pubicornis Loew, 1847, Leptogaster puella Janssens, 1953, Leptogaster pumila (Macquart, 1834), Leptogaster radialis Janssens, 1954, Leptogaster recurva Martin, 1964, Leptogaster roederi Williston, 1896, Leptogaster rubida Wiedemann, 1821, Leptogaster rufa Janssens, 1953, Leptogaster rufescens (Frey, 1937), Leptogaster rufescens Janssens, 1954, Leptogaster rufirostris Loew, 1858, Leptogaster salina Lehr, 1972, Leptogaster salvia Martin, 1957, Leptogaster sauteri Hermann, 1914, Leptogaster schaefferi Back, 1909, Leptogaster schoutedeni Janssens, 1954, Leptogaster sericea Janssens, 1954, Leptogaster setifer Frey, 1937, Leptogaster seyrigi Janssens, 1954, Leptogaster similis Hsia, 1949, Leptogaster simplex Bigot, 1879, Leptogaster sinensis Hsia, 1949, Leptogaster spadix Hsia, 1949, Leptogaster spinitarsis Bromley, 1951, Leptogaster spinulosa Hermann, 1914, Leptogaster stackelbergi Lehr, 1961, Leptogaster stichosoma Janssens, 1957, Leptogaster straminea Becker, 1906, Leptogaster suleymani Hasbenli, Candan & Alpay, 2006, Leptogaster tarsalis Janssens, 1954, Leptogaster tenerrima Meijere, 1914, Leptogaster tenuis Loew, 1858, Leptogaster testacea Loew, 1862, Leptogaster texana Bromley, 1934, Leptogaster tillyardi Hardy, 1935, Leptogaster timorensis Frey, 1937, Leptogaster titana Carrera, 1958, Leptogaster tomentosa Oldroyd, 1972, Leptogaster tomentosa Theodor, 1980, Leptogaster trifida (Hsia, 1949), Leptogaster trimucronata Hermann, 1914, Leptogaster triungulata Williston, 1901, Leptogaster tropica Curran, 1934, Leptogaster truncata Theodor, 1980, Leptogaster turkmenica Paramonov, 1930, Leptogaster unicolor (Doleschall, 1858), Leptogaster unihamata Hermann, 1917, Leptogaster upembana Janssens, 1954, Leptogaster urundiana Janssens, 1953, Leptogaster variegata Loew, 1847, Leptogaster varipes Loew, 1862, Leptogaster velutina Janssens, 1954, Leptogaster vernalis White, 1914, Leptogaster virgata Coquillett, 1904, Leptogaster vitripennis Schiner, 1866, Leptogaster vitripennis Schiner, 1867, Leptogaster vittata Wiedemann, 1828, Leptogaster vorax Curran, 1934, Leptogaster whitei Hardy, 1940

Taxonomy

  • Gonypes (synonym)

References

Alpay, N., Aktas M., & Hasbenli A. (2007).  Contributions to the Leptogastrinae Fauna of Turkey (Diptera: Asilidae). International Journal of Dipterological Research. 18, 7-13. Abstract
Dikow, T. (2003).  Revision of the genus Euscelidia Westwood, 1850 (Diptera: Asilidae: Leptogastrinae). African Invertebrates. 44, 1-131. Abstract