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Hesperinus
Insecta - Diptera - Bibionidae
Taxonomy
Hesperinus was named by Walker (1848). It is extant. It is the type genus of Hesperinidae.
It was assigned to Bolitophilinae by Johannsen (1909); to Bibionidae by Aldrich (1905) and Carpenter (1992); to Hesperinidae by Skartveit (2009); and to Hesperininae by Skartveit and Ansorge (2020) and Skartveit and Wedmann (2021).
It was assigned to Bolitophilinae by Johannsen (1909); to Bibionidae by Aldrich (1905) and Carpenter (1992); to Hesperinidae by Skartveit (2009); and to Hesperininae by Skartveit and Ansorge (2020) and Skartveit and Wedmann (2021).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1848 | Hesperinus Walker p. 81 |
| 1905 | Hesperinus Aldrich p. 164 |
| 1909 | Hesperinus Johannsen p. 7 |
| 1992 | Hesperinus Carpenter |
| 2009 | Hesperinus Skartveit p. 5 |
| 2020 | Hesperinus Skartveit and Ansorge p. 169 |
| 2021 | Hesperinus Skartveit and Wedmann p. 12 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Hesperinus Walker 1848
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†Hesperinus electrus Skartveit 2009
†Hesperinus heeri von Heyden and von Heyden 1865
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Invalid names: Penthetria rottensis Statz 1943 [synonym], Penthetria scita Statz 1943 [synonym], Plecia elegantula Meunier 1915 [synonym]
†Hesperinus hyalopterus Skartveit 2009
†Hesperinus macroculatus Skartveit 2009
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available