Tachytrechus giganteus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Empidoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Antliophora Ordo: Diptera Subordo: Brachycera Infraordo: Asilomorpha Superfamilia: Empidoidea

Familia: Dolichopodidae
Subfamilia: Dolichopodinae
Genus: Tachytrechus
Species: Tachytrechus giganteus

Name

Tachytrechus giganteus (Brooks, 2002)

Type locality: Colombia, Antioquia, 10 km East of Medellin on road to Las Palmas, 2000 m.

Holotype: USNM. male.

Synonyms

• Syntomoneurum giganteum Brooks in Brooks & Wheeler, 2002
• Tachytrechus giganteus: Brooks, 2005 (comb. nov.)

References

Primary references

• Brooks, S.E. 2005. Systematics and phylogeny of Dolichopodinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Zootaxa 857: 1–158. Abstract & excerpt. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.857.1.1 . Plazi. Reference page. 
• Brooks, S.E. & Wheeler, T.A. 2002. Revision of the Neotropical genus Syntomoneurum Becker (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Insect Systematics & Evolution 33(3): 311–324. DOI: 10.1163/187631202X00172 . Reference page. 

Additional references

• Brooks, S.E. & Cumming, J.M. 2008. The Tachytrechus alatus species group (= Syntomoneurum Becker) revisited: new species and revised species group limits (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Zootaxa 1676: 1–27. Abstract & excerpt PDF. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1676.1.1 . Reference page.