Trichomyia

Trichomyia
Adult of Trichomyia urbica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Psychodidae
Subfamily: Trichomyiinae
Genus: Trichomyia
Haliday, 1839

Trichomyia is a cosmopolitan genus of moth flies in the subfamily Trichomyiinae (family Psychodidae), and is the only extant genus in the subfamily. The genus has received increased taxonomic attention in recent years, particularly in the Neotropics, but phylogenetic analyses of its species remain limited. Consequently, classification within the genus has historically been challenging due to its high diversity and morphological variability.

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