Genus Dichaeta

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")

Superfamily Ephydroidea

Family Ephydridae (Shore Flies)

Subfamily Hydrelliinae

Genus Dichaeta

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Dichaeta Meigen, 1830

Often considered the Notiphila caudata species group.

Numbers

Five species, all of which occur in North America. (1)

Dichaeta atriventris Cresson (western NA: BC south into Mexico)

Dichaeta caudata (Fallen) (Holarctic, widespread in Nearctic)

Dichaeta transversa Walker (USA: FL, MD, NJ, OH, TN, TX, VA; also far eastern Russia)

Dichaeta wirthi Mathis & Zatwarnicki (US: ID, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ)

Dichaeta zacki Mathis & Zatwarnicki (CAN: BC, ON; US: ID, NJ)

Identification

In most cases, dissected males are needed for species ID. Often, two or more species occur together in the same habitats. (1)

Works Cited

1.	A revision of the species of the genus Dichaeta Meigen (Diptera: Ephydridae) W.N. Mathis & T. Zatwarnicki. 2007. Annales Zoologici, 57(4): 783-822.

Contributed by John F. Carr on 30 April, 2016 - 7:17pm
Additional contributions by Bbarnd
Last updated 31 March, 2025 - 11:38pm

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