Pericoma

Pericoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Psychodidae
Tribe: Pericomini
Genus: Pericoma
Haliday in Walker, 1856
Diversity
About 159 species

Pericoma is a genus of moth flies, family Psychodidae.[1][2][3][4] There are about 159 recognized species in Pericoma[2][3][4] in four subgenera:[2]

  • Pericoma (Pericoma) Haliday, 1856
  • Pericoma (Botosaneanuiella) Vaillant, 1978
  • Pericoma (Pachypericoma) Vaillant, 1978
  • Pericoma (Vaillantiella) Krek, 1983

Pericoma has a nearly cosmopolitan distribution.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pericoma". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b c "Pericoma Haliday, 1856". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b c "Pericoma Walker, 1856". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  4. ^ a b c "Pericoma Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 13 January 2026.

Further reading

  • McAlpine, J. F.; Petersen, B. V.; Shewell, G. E.; Teskey, H. J.; Vockeroth, J. R.; Wood, D. M., eds. (1981). Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume I. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. ISBN 978-0-660-10731-8.