Scorpiurus (fly)

Scorpiurus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae, endemic to New Zealand. Members of the genus are found in marine littoral habitats.

Scorpiurus
Female Scorpiurus aramoana photographed in situ on mudflats at Aramoana
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Hydrophorinae
Tribe: Hydrophorini
Genus: Scorpiurus
Parent, 1933
Type species
Scorpiurus aenescens
Parent, 1933
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