Crossopalpus Bigot, 1857

Shamshev, Igor V. & Gilasian, Ebrahim, 2025, New species and new records of hybotid dance flies (Diptera: Hybotidae: Tachydromiinae) from Iranian mangrove habitats, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (1), pp. 171-182 : 173

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.1.171
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:75FABF7E-6539-4E7F-A1DC-D851DEF16D48
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15860088
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scientific name	Crossopalpus Bigot, 1857
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Genus Crossopalpus Bigot, 1857 View in CoL

Crossopalpus Bigot, 1857:557 View in CoL , 563. Type-species: Platypalpus ambiguus Macquart, 1827 View in CoL , by monotypy.

Remarks. The genus Crossopalpus comprises about 90 species worldwide ( Grootaert & Shamshev, 2012; Freitas-Silva & Ale-Rocha, 2019; Grootaert & Beuk, 2024). Species of Crossopalpus inhabit different biotopes including the sandy or swampy banks of lakes and rivers as well as seashore areas ( Chvála, 1975). Grootaert & Shamshev (2012) reported one species of Crossopalpus inhabiting the mangroves of Singapore. One species of this genus was found here in the Gabrik protected area. This is the second species of Crossopalpus known from the territory of Iran. Earlier, Raffone (2007) recorded C. humilis (Frey, 1913) from Central Iran (Isfahan Province).

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Diptera
Family	Hybotidae