Biology:Sabroskya

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Short description: Genus of flies

Sabroskya
Sabroskya ogcodoides - ZooKeys-171-001-g007.jpg
Sabroskya ogcodoides male
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Acroceridae
Subfamily: Cyrtinae
Genus: Sabroskya
Schlinger, 1960[1]
Type species
Sabroskya ogcodoides
Schlinger, 1960

Sabroskya is a genus of small-headed flies in the family Acroceridae. It is known from South Africa and Malawi. It is named after the American entomologist Curtis Williams Sabrosky.[1]

Species

Three species are included in the genus:

  • Sabroskya ogcodoides Schlinger, 1960[1] – South Africa: Eastern Cape
  • Sabroskya palpalis Barraclough, 1984[2] – South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal
  • Sabroskya schlingeri Winterton & Gillung, 2012[3] – Malawi: Northern Region

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14660370 entry