Diagnostic-venation

Guides

• Plagioneurus

  Plagioneurus is a monotypic genus of long-legged flies (family Dolichopodidae) containing a single species, Plagioneurus univittatus. It is the sole member of the subfamily Plagioneurinae. The genus is distinguished by an unusual wing venation pattern: the medial vein M converges obliquely with radial vein R4+5, a trait reflected in its etymology from Greek 'plágios' (oblique) and 'neûron' (nerve). Adults display metallic green thorax with a central black stripe and black abdomen with white pruinose posterior bands.

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