Schistostoma
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1Schistostoma is a of flies in the Dolichopodidae, Microphorinae. The genus contains at least 50 extant distributed across multiple biogeographic realms, with the Nearctic and Palaearctic regions showing the highest diversity. Two fossil species have been described from Burmese amber.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Schistostoma: //sˌkɪstoʊˈstoʊmə//
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Distribution
occur in the Palaearctic (16 species), Nearctic (28 species), Afrotropical (4 species), and Oriental (2 species) realms. Two fossil species are known from Burmese amber. Additional undescribed species are documented from the Palaearctic and Afrotropical realms.
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Taxonomic Note
NCBI places Schistostoma in Empididae, while other sources (Wikipedia, iNaturalist) place it in Dolichopodidae. The Catalogue of Life entry appears to refer to a fungal of the same name in Graphidaceae, not the fly genus.